What color is #515C71?

#515C71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515C71?

The RGB value is 81, 92, 113: 81 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515C71?

The complementary color is #716651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515C71 color

#515C71 rgb(81, 92, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515C71 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.1% green and 44.3% blue (81, 92, 113).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#515C71 color codes

HEX	`#515C71`
RGB	`rgb(81, 92, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.89, 1.01, -13.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.89, 13.36, 274.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.2, 10.596, 17.127)`
Decimal	`5332081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515C71, 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 #515C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #515C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515c71; }
.text { color: #515c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 92 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515c71, #565171); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515C71?: #515C71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515C71?: The RGB value is 81, 92, 113: 81 red, 92 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515C71?: The complementary color is #716651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.