#515357 Color Information

#515357 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #515357. In RGB, it consists of 31.8% Red, 32.5% Green, and 34.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 6.9% Cyan, 4.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 65.9% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 220.0°, with saturation of 3.6% and lightness of 32.9%. The decimal value for #515357 is 5329751, and its nearest "web safe" color is #666666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #515357 is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#515357 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color81, 83, 87 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color31.8%, 32.5%, 34.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.682, 0.675, 0.659 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.069, 0.046, 0, 0.659 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color220.0°, 3.6%, 32.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color220.0°, 6.9%, 34.1% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color8.207, 8.624, 10.249 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color81, 83, 87 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5329751 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.250, 0.090, -2.616 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.250, 2.617, 271.975 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.250, -1.284, -3.298 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.367, -1.507, -0.135 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.303, 0.318, 8.624 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283519831 / 0xff515357 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#666666 Copy
Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Shades of #515357

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #515357, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.6%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #515357, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0a0a0b to #47494c.

Tints of #515357

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #515357, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.6%, and its lightness is 32.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #515357, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #67696c to #e9eaea.

Tones of #515357

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #515357, its pure hue is 220.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 3.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #515357, which range from #545454 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #0038a8 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #515357

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #515357! For #515357, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #515357. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #515357

This color, #515357, consists of 31.8% Red, 32.5% Green, and 34.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 81, Green = 83, Blue = 87. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #515357 is 6.9% Cyan, 4.6% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 65.9% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R31.8%
C6.9%
G32.5%
M4.6%
B34.1%
Y0.0%
K65.9%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 81 83 87
Octal 121 123 127
Hexa #51 #53 #57
Binary 01010001 01010011 01010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 6 4 0 65
Octal 6 4 0 101
Hexa #06 #04 #00 #41
Binary 00000110 00000100 00000000 01000001

Analogous Colors of #515357

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #515357 — which has hue 220.0° — its analogous colors are located at 190.0° and 250.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #515357.

Triadic Colors of #515357

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #515357 — which has hue 220.0° — its triadic colors are located at 100.0° and 340.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #515357.

Complementary Color of #515357

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #515357 — which has hue 220.0° — its complementary color is located at 40.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #515357.

Split Complementary Colors of #515357

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #515357 — which has hue 220.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 10.0° and 220.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #515357.

Tetradic Colors of #515357

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #515357 — which has hue 220.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 130.0°, 220.0°, 310.0°, and 40.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #515357.

Monochromatic Colors of #515357

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #515357, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #292a2b — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #777c85 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #515357

We want to make getting started with #515357 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #515357 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #515357 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #515357 with other HTML elements.

#515357 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #515357.
<span style="color: #515357;">The color of this text is #515357.</span>

#515357 Background Color

The background color for this text is #515357.
<div style="background-color: #515357; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #515357.</div>

#515357 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #515357.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #515357;">This color for the shadow of this text is #515357.</span>

#515357 Border Color

This is a div with border color #515357.
<div style="border: #515357 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #515357.</div>

#515357 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #515357 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #515357; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #515357 on a white background.</div></div>

#515357 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #515357 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #515357; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #515357 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #515357 to White

This is a gradient from #515357 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#515357,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#515357,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#515357,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#515357,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #515357 to white.</div>

Gradient from #515357 to Black

This is a gradient from #515357 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#515357,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#515357,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#515357,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#515357,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #515357 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #515357

In addition to using #515357 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #515357 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #515357, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 81, Green = 83, Blue = 87). If you need details about the color coordinates of #515357 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #515357
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(81, 83, 87)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #515357; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #515357; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #515357; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(81, 83, 87);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#515357")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:81, green:83, blue:87, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:81 green:83 blue:87 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(81f, 83f, 87f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(81, 83, 87);
 

#515357 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #515357 the same way. For those with color blindness, #515357 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #515357 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #515357 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #515357 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #515357 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #515357 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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