Information about #515157 color

#515157 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#515157 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 81, 87) — 31.8% red, 31.8% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#515157 presents itself as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half Grey Friars (#4F5255). Slightly further away sit Dark Bluish Grey (#535359) and Quarter Foundry (#525557).

The recipe behind #515157 is rgb(81, 81, 87), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #515157: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:66) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #515157 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#515157 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#515157 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#515157 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#515157 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#515157 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#515157 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#545851
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#585451
#585451

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#515458
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#585151
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#585154
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Nearest named colors to #515157

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

#515157 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515157
  • RGB81, 81, 87
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(81, 81, 87)
  • HSL240°, 4%, 33%
  • HSL Precise240°, 3.571%, 32.941%
  • HSV240°, 7%, 34%
  • HSB240°, 7%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.318, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.318, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.318, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515157
  • DECIMAL ID5329239
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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