What color is #515952?

#515952 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515952?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 82: 81 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515952?

The complementary color is #595158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515952 color

#515952 rgb(81, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515952 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (81, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#515952 color codes

HEX	`#515952`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.94, -4.68, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.94, 5.54, 147.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.488, 9.503, 9.368)`
Decimal	`5331282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515952, 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 #515952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #515952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515952; }
.text { color: #515952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515952, #515956); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #515952?: #515952 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515952?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 82: 81 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515952?: The complementary color is #595158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.