What color is #515D6D?

#515D6D 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 #515D6D?

The RGB value is 81, 93, 109: 81 red, 93 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515D6D?

The complementary color is #6D6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515D6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515D6D color

#515D6D rgb(81, 93, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515D6D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.5% green and 42.7% blue (81, 93, 109).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#515D6D color codes

HEX	`#515D6D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 93, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 15%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, -0.67, -10.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 10.66, 266.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.067, 10.682, 15.996)`
Decimal	`5332333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515D6D, 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 #515D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #515D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515d6d; }
.text { color: #515d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 93 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515d6d, #53516d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515D6D?: #515D6D 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 #515D6D?: The RGB value is 81, 93, 109: 81 red, 93 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515D6D?: The complementary color is #6D6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515D6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.