What color is #515653?

#515653 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515653?

The RGB value is 81, 86, 83: 81 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515653?

The complementary color is #565154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515653 color

#515653 rgb(81, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515653 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.7% green and 32.5% blue (81, 86, 83).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 3% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#515653 color codes

HEX	`#515653`
RGB	`rgb(81, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 3%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 6%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.04, -2.64, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.04, 2.85, 158.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.282, 9.029, 9.488)`
Decimal	`5330515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515653, 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 #515653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #515653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515653; }
.text { color: #515653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515653, #515656); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515653?: #515653 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515653?: The RGB value is 81, 86, 83: 81 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515653?: The complementary color is #565154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.