What color is #515A56?

#515A56 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515A56?

The RGB value is 81, 90, 86: 81 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515A56?

The complementary color is #5A5155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515A56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515A56 color

#515A56 rgb(81, 90, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515A56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.3% green and 33.7% blue (81, 90, 86).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#515A56 color codes

HEX	`#515A56`
RGB	`rgb(81, 90, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 4%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, -4.41, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 4.55, 165.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.729, 9.733, 10.221)`
Decimal	`5331542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515A56, 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 #515A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#515A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #515A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515a56; }
.text { color: #515a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 90 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515a56, #515a5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #515A56?: #515A56 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515A56?: The RGB value is 81, 90, 86: 81 red, 90 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515A56?: The complementary color is #5A5155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515A56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.