What color is #515969?

#515969 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515969?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 105: 81 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515969?

The complementary color is #696151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515969 color

#515969 rgb(81, 89, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515969 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 41.2% blue (81, 89, 105).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#515969 color codes

HEX	`#515969`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 15%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.69, 0.75, -10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.69, 10.24, 274.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.515, 9.914, 14.774)`
Decimal	`5331305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515969, 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 #515969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #515969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515969; }
.text { color: #515969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515969, #555169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515969?: #515969 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515969?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 105: 81 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515969?: The complementary color is #696151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.