What color is #515D77?

#515D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515D77?

The RGB value is 81, 93, 119: 81 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515D77?

The complementary color is #776B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515D77 color

#515D77 rgb(81, 93, 119)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515D77 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (81, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#515D77 color codes

HEX	`#515D77`
RGB	`rgb(81, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, 2.04, -16.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 16.31, 277.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.637, 10.91, 18.995)`
Decimal	`5332343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515D77, 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 #515D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #515D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515d77; }
.text { color: #515d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515d77, #585177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515D77?: #515D77 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515D77?: The RGB value is 81, 93, 119: 81 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515D77?: The complementary color is #776B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.