What color is #515B5E?

#515B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515B5E?

The RGB value is 81, 91, 94: 81 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515B5E?

The complementary color is #5E5451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515B5E color

#515B5E rgb(81, 91, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515B5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.7% green and 36.9% blue (81, 91, 94).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#515B5E color codes

HEX	`#515B5E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 91, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.91, -3.19, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.91, 4.42, 223.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.154, 10.039, 12.043)`
Decimal	`5331806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515B5E, 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 #515B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #515B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515b5e; }
.text { color: #515b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 91 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515b5e, #51555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515B5E?: #515B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515B5E?: The RGB value is 81, 91, 94: 81 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515B5E?: The complementary color is #5E5451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.