What color is #515B69?

#515B69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515B69?

The RGB value is 81, 91, 105: 81 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515B69?

The complementary color is #695F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515B69 color

#515B69 rgb(81, 91, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515B69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 35.7% green and 41.2% blue (81, 91, 105).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#515B69 color codes

HEX	`#515B69`
RGB	`rgb(81, 91, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 35.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.29, -0.48, -9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.29, 9.31, 267.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.684, 10.251, 14.83)`
Decimal	`5331817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515B69, 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 #515B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #515B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515b69; }
.text { color: #515b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 91 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515b69, #535169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515B69?: #515B69 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515B69?: The RGB value is 81, 91, 105: 81 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515B69?: The complementary color is #695F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.