What color is #515855?

#515855 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515855?

The RGB value is 81, 88, 85: 81 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515855?

The complementary color is #585154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515855 color

#515855 rgb(81, 88, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515855 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.5% green and 33.3% blue (81, 88, 85).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#515855 color codes

HEX	`#515855`
RGB	`rgb(81, 88, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.71, -3.43, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.71, 3.51, 167.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.522, 9.385, 9.955)`
Decimal	`5331029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515855, 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 #515855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #515855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515855; }
.text { color: #515855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 88 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515855, #515758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515855?: #515855 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515855?: The RGB value is 81, 88, 85: 81 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515855?: The complementary color is #585154, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.