What color is #515652?

#515652 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515652?

The RGB value is 81, 86, 82: 81 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515652?

The complementary color is #565155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515652 color

#515652 rgb(81, 86, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515652 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.7% green and 32.2% blue (81, 86, 82).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 3% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#515652 color codes

HEX	`#515652`
RGB	`rgb(81, 86, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 3%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 6%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.01, -2.86, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.01, 3.3, 150.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.244, 9.014, 9.287)`
Decimal	`5330514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515652, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #515652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #515652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515652; }
.text { color: #515652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 86 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515652, #515655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515652?: #515652 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515652?: The RGB value is 81, 86, 82: 81 red, 86 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515652?: The complementary color is #565155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.