What color is #515E73?

#515E73 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 #515E73?

The RGB value is 81, 94, 115: 81 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515E73?

The complementary color is #736651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515E73 color

#515E73 rgb(81, 94, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515E73 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 36.9% green and 45.1% blue (81, 94, 115).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#515E73 color codes

HEX	`#515E73`
RGB	`rgb(81, 94, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 36.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 18%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.57, 0.32, -13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.57, 13.53, 271.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.49, 10.992, 17.785)`
Decimal	`5332595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515E73, 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 #515E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #515E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515e73; }
.text { color: #515e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 94 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515e73, #555173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515E73?: #515E73 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 #515E73?: The RGB value is 81, 94, 115: 81 red, 94 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515E73?: The complementary color is #736651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.