What color is #517585?

#517585 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #517585?

The RGB value is 81, 117, 133: 81 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #517585?

The complementary color is #856151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #517585?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#517585 color

#517585 rgb(81, 117, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #517585 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 45.9% green and 52.2% blue (81, 117, 133).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#517585 color codes

HEX	`#517585`
RGB	`rgb(81, 117, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 45.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 12%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, -8.39, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 15.32, 236.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.987, 16.165, 24.569)`
Decimal	`5338501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #517585, 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 #517585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#517585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #517585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #517585; }
.text { color: #517585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #517585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 117 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #517585, #515b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #517585?: #517585 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #517585?: The RGB value is 81, 117, 133: 81 red, 117 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #517585?: The complementary color is #856151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #517585?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.