What color is #515C55?

#515C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515C55?

The RGB value is 81, 92, 85: 81 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515C55?

The complementary color is #5C5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515C55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515C55 color

#515C55 rgb(81, 92, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515C55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.1% green and 33.3% blue (81, 92, 85).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#515C55 color codes

HEX	`#515C55`
RGB	`rgb(81, 92, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 12%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.95, -5.83, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.95, 6.37, 156.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.86, 10.059, 10.067)`
Decimal	`5332053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515C55, 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 #515C55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515C55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #515C55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515c55; }
.text { color: #515c55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515c55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 92 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515c55, #515c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #515C55?: #515C55 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515C55?: The RGB value is 81, 92, 85: 81 red, 92 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515C55?: The complementary color is #5C5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515C55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.