What color is #515849?

#515849 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515849?

The RGB value is 81, 88, 73: 81 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515849?

The complementary color is #504958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515849 color

#515849 rgb(81, 88, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515849 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.5% green and 28.6% blue (81, 88, 73).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#515849 color codes

HEX	`#515849`
RGB	`rgb(81, 88, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, -5.9, 7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 9.76, 127.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.085, 9.21, 7.654)`
Decimal	`5331017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515849, 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 #515849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #515849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515849; }
.text { color: #515849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 88 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515849, #4a5849); }

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Questions

What color is #515849?: #515849 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515849?: The RGB value is 81, 88, 73: 81 red, 88 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515849?: The complementary color is #504958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.