#515857 Color

#515857 is rgb(81, 88, 87) in RGB and hsl(171, 4%, 33%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#515857

HEX#515857

RGBrgb(81, 88, 87)

HSLhsl(171, 4%, 33%)

HSVhsv(171, 8%, 35%)

OKLCHoklch(45.4% 0.009 186.6)

CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 65%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #515857 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #515857 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#515857 Complementary#585152 Analogous#515853 Analogous#515558 Triadic#575158 Triadic#585751

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #515857, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#676F6E #808988 #98A09E #AFB6B5 #C7CCCB #E2E4E4

Shades

#474D4C #3D4242 #333837 #272A2A #1D201F #141515

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