#515861

Color #515861

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#515861

RGB

rgb(81, 88, 97)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 9%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 16.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 9.3%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(37.1, -0.64, -6.12)

LCH

lch(37.1, 6.15, 264.03)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0171, 254.74)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 31.8%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#615a51

Analogous

#516061

#515861

#525161

Triadic

#515861

#615158

#586151

Split-complementary

#515861

#615251

#606151

Tetradic

#515861

#5a5161

#615a51

#586151

Square

#515861

#615160

#615a51

#516152

Shades

Color #515861 mixed toward black.

#434951

#363b41

#282c31

#1b1d20

#0d0f10

Tints

Color #515861 mixed toward white.

#6a737f

#868f9a

#a5abb3

#c3c7cd

#e1e3e6

Tones

Color #515861 mixed toward gray.

#525860

#54585e

#55585d

#56595c

#58595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545f · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#54535e · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#515d5d · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #515861;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515861]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#515861 (#515861) is rgb(81, 88, 97) in RGB.

No, #515861 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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