What color is #515B60?

#515B60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515B60?

The RGB value is 81, 91, 96: 81 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515B60?

The complementary color is #605651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515B60 color

#515B60 rgb(81, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515B60 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (81, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#515B60 color codes

HEX	`#515B60`
RGB	`rgb(81, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, -2.72, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 5, 237.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.245, 10.076, 12.522)`
Decimal	`5331808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515B60, 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 #515B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #515B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515b60; }
.text { color: #515b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515b60, #515360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515B60?: #515B60 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515B60?: The RGB value is 81, 91, 96: 81 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515B60?: The complementary color is #605651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.