What color is #515F76?

#515F76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #515F76?

The RGB value is 81, 95, 118: 81 red, 95 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #515F76?

The complementary color is #766851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #515F76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#515F76 color

#515F76 rgb(81, 95, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #515F76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 37.3% green and 46.3% blue (81, 95, 118).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#515F76 color codes

HEX	`#515F76`
RGB	`rgb(81, 95, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 37.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 19%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 0.53, -14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 14.73, 272.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.755, 11.241, 18.739)`
Decimal	`5332854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #515F76, 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 #515F76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#515F76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #515F76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #515f76; }
.text { color: #515f76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #515f76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 95 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #515f76, #565176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #515F76?: #515F76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #515F76?: The RGB value is 81, 95, 118: 81 red, 95 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #515F76?: The complementary color is #766851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #515F76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.