What color is #515746?

#515746 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515746?

The RGB value is 81, 87, 70: 81 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515746?

The complementary color is #4C4657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515746 color

#515746 rgb(81, 87, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515746 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.1% green and 27.5% blue (81, 87, 70).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#515746 color codes

HEX	`#515746`
RGB	`rgb(81, 87, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -5.87, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 10.82, 122.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.907, 9.008, 7.115)`
Decimal	`5330758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515746, 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 #515746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #515746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515746; }
.text { color: #515746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 87 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515746, #485746); }

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Questions

What color is #515746?: #515746 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515746?: The RGB value is 81, 87, 70: 81 red, 87 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515746?: The complementary color is #4C4657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.