What color is #515F63?

#515F63 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515F63?

The RGB value is 81, 95, 99: 81 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515F63?

The complementary color is #635551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515F63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515F63 color

#515F63 rgb(81, 95, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #515F63 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 37.3% green and 38.8% blue (81, 95, 99).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#515F63 color codes

HEX	`#515F63`
RGB	`rgb(81, 95, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 37.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -4.41, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 6.01, 222.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.737, 10.834, 13.38)`
Decimal	`5332835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515F63, 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 #515F63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515F63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #515F63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515f63; }
.text { color: #515f63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515f63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 95 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515f63, #515663); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #515F63?: #515F63 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515F63?: The RGB value is 81, 95, 99: 81 red, 95 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515F63?: The complementary color is #635551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515F63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.