All About Color #515561

#515561

About #515561

#515561 is a dark gray color with the hex code #515561. In RGB it is red 81, green 85, blue 97; in HSL it is hue 225°, saturation 9%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 16%, 12%, 0%, 62%. Its contrast ratio is 7.44:1 on white and 2.82:1 on black.

#515561 Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 55, 61
CMYK16.49%, 12.37%, 0.00%, 61.96%
RGB Decimal81, 85, 97
HSL225°, 9%, 35%
RGB Octal121, 125, 141
HSV (HSB)225.00°, 16.49%, 38.04%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010101, 1100001
CIE-L*AB36.19, 1.22, -7.48
RGB Percent31.76%, 33.33%, 38.04%
CIE-L*CH36.19, 7.58, 279.24
XYZ8.80, 9.11, 12.60
CIE-L*UV36.19, -2.71, -9.85
xyY0.29, 0.30, 9.11
Hunter-Lab30.18, -0.78, -3.63
RYB31.76%, 33.02%, 38.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#515561 on a dark background: contrast 2.82:1, fails WCAG AA.
#515561 on a light background: contrast 7.44:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #515561, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#515561 · #7C8292 · #27292F · #615D51 · #928D7C

Analogous palette

#51615D · #515D61 · #515561 · #555161 · #5D5161

Triadic palette

#515561 · #615155 · #556151 · #7C8292 · #927C82

Tetradic palette

#515561 · #61515D · #615D51 · #516155 · #27292F

Monochromatic palette

#0C0C0E · #2E3138 · #515561 · #747A8B · #9EA2AE

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