What color is #515A6E?

#515A6E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515A6E?

The RGB value is 81, 90, 110: 81 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515A6E?

The complementary color is #6E6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515A6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515A6E color

#515A6E rgb(81, 90, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515A6E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.3% green and 43.1% blue (81, 90, 110).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#515A6E color codes

HEX	`#515A6E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 90, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 18%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.18, 1.44, -12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.18, 12.64, 276.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.863, 10.187, 16.195)`
Decimal	`5331566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515A6E, 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 #515A6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515A6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #515A6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515a6e; }
.text { color: #515a6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515a6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 90 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515a6e, #56516e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515A6E?: #515A6E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515A6E?: The RGB value is 81, 90, 110: 81 red, 90 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515A6E?: The complementary color is #6E6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515A6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.