What color is #515F5E?

#515F5E is a gray, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515F5E?

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

What is the complementary color of #515F5E?

The complementary color is #5F5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515F5E color

#515F5E rgb(81, 95, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515F5E is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 176°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Still Waters Run Deep (#4A5D5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#515F5E color codes

HEX	`#515F5E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 95, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 37.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.14, -5.6, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.14, 5.73, 192.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.505, 10.742, 12.16)`
Decimal	`5332830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515F5E, 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 #515F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #515F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515f5e; }
.text { color: #515f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 95 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515f5e, #51595f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #515F5E?: #515F5E is a gray, closest to the named color Still Waters Run Deep. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515F5E?: The RGB value is 81, 95, 94: 81 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515F5E?: The complementary color is #5F5152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.