What color is #515E5F?

#515E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515E5F?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 95: 81 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E5F?

The complementary color is #5F5251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E5F color

#515E5F rgb(81, 94, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515E5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 37.3% blue (81, 94, 95).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#515E5F color codes

HEX	`#515E5F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.87, -4.76, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.87, 5.27, 205.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.461, 10.581, 12.368)`
Decimal	`5332575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E5F, 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 #515E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #515E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e5f; }
.text { color: #515e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e5f, #51575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515E5F?: #515E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515E5F?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 95: 81 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E5F?: The complementary color is #5F5251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.