What color is #515D5D?

#515D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515D5D?

The RGB value is 81, 93, 93: 81 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515D5D?

The complementary color is #5D5151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515D5D color

#515D5D rgb(81, 93, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515D5D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.5% green and 36.5% blue (81, 93, 93).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#515D5D color codes

HEX	`#515D5D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 93, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, -4.63, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 4.89, 198.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.283, 10.368, 11.866)`
Decimal	`5332317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515D5D, 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 #515D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #515D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515d5d; }
.text { color: #515d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 93 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515d5d, #51575d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515D5D?: #515D5D is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515D5D?: The RGB value is 81, 93, 93: 81 red, 93 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515D5D?: The complementary color is #5D5151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.