Information about #515C64 color

#515C64 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #515C64 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 92, 100) — 31.8% red, 36.1% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 61. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted azure, #515C64 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Half New Denim Blue (#535C64). Nearby in the Register you will also find Snapshot (#505F67) and Silvered Grey (#565B64).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 92, 100) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:61), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#515C64 color variations

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#515C64 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #515C64

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

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

River Bed color link
River Bed

#556061

Fiord color link
Fiord

#4B5A62

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Bright Grey color link
Bright Grey

#57595D

Half Tuna color link
Half Tuna

#55585C

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#515C64
  • RGB81, 92, 100
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 61
  • CSSrgb(81, 92, 100)
  • HSL205°, 10%, 35%
  • HSL Precise205.263°, 10.497%, 35.49%
  • HSV205°, 19%, 39%
  • HSB205°, 19%, 39%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.361, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.361, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.361, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID515C64
  • DECIMAL ID5332068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01