#515257 Hex Color

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Color Name

Davy's gray*

Hex Color Code

#515257

RGB Color Code

RGB(81, 82, 87)

CMYK Values*

6.9%, 5.7%, 0.0%, 65.9%

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#515257 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 515257?

The RGB color code for color number #515257 is RGB(81, 82, 87). In the RGB color model, #515257 has a red value of 81, a green value of 82, and a blue value of 87. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 6.9% cyan, 5.7% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 65.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 230° (degrees), 3.6 % saturation, and 32.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #515257 has a hue of 230° (degrees), 6.9 % saturation and 34.1 % brightness/value.

Color 515257 is cool or warm?

Color 515257 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #515257? (For interior and product design)

515257 has an LRV of nearly 8.5. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#515257

LRV 8.5

Light Color

Compare LRV 8.5 of #515257 with dark and light color

Is #515257 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 515257 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #515257 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #515257

Hex triplet: #515257
Red: 51
Green: 52
Blue: 57

RGBA / RGB rgb(81, 82, 87)

Red: 81 (31.8%)
Green: 82 (32.2%)
Blue: 87 (34.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 6.90%
Magenta: 5.75%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 65.88%

HSL hsl(230deg, 3.6 %, 32.9 %)

Hue: 230°
Saturation: 3.57 %
Lightness: 32.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 230°
Saturation: 6.90 %
Brightness / Value: 34.12 %

RYB ryb(120, 133, 149)

Red: 120 (47.0%)
Yellow: 133 (52.1%)
Blue: 149 (58.3%)

HWB

Hue: 230°
Whiteness: 31.76 %
Blackness: 65.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 68.24%
Magenta: 67.84%
Yellow: 65.88%

XYZ

X: 8.13
Y: 8.47
Z: 10.22

YXY

Y1: 8.47
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 34.95
A: 0.71
B: -3.06

CIE-Lch

L: 34.95
C: 3.14
H: 283.08

CIE-Luv

L: 34.95
U: -0.81
V: -3.94

Hunter-Lab

L: 29.11
A: -1.07
B: -0.45

Other

LRV: ~ 8.5 %
Munsell Color System: 4.7PB 3.3/0.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #515257

These are the named colors closest to hex 515257, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#555555 Color Davy's gray

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#534B4F Color Dark Liver

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#4C5866 Color Marengo

94.04% match | ΔE 5.96

#51484F Color Quartz Gray

93.62% match | ΔE 6.38

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 515257.

#4E5055 Color PANTONE 19-3910 TCX - Iron Gate

99.03% match | ΔE 0.97

#4D5055 Color PANTONE 19-4310 TCX - Gray Whale

98.56% match | ΔE 1.44

#514F51 Color PANTONE 18-4007 TCX - Impenetrable

97.62% match | ΔE 2.38

#4E545B Color PANTONE 19-4215 TCX - Turbulence

97.35% match | ΔE 2.65

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 515257.

#4F5358 Color RAL 7015 - Slate Gray

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#45494E Color RAL 7024 - Graphite Gray

96.26% match | ΔE 3.74

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

95.90% match | ΔE 4.10

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 515257.

#4D4E51 Color BS 02-A-11 - Grey

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#545B5E Color BS 18-B-25 - Dark Admiral Grey

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

#414549 Color BS 00-A-11 - Grey

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 515257.

#53565A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 11 C

98.06% match | ΔE 1.94

#4E5458 Color PANTONE 10392 C

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#575256 Color PANTONE 4294 C

96.63% match | ΔE 3.37

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 515257.

#505050 Color RAL 000 35 00 - Briquette Grey

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#5B5D65 Color RAL 280 40 05 - Gallery Grey

95.79% match | ΔE 4.21

#575D64 Color RAL 260 40 05 - Swedish Blue

95.58% match | ΔE 4.42

#5F5D64 Color RAL 300 40 05 - Baroque Grey

95.26% match | ΔE 4.74

Paint color for Hex #515257

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 515257 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 515257 once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #515257 to Benjamin Moore

#4F4E53 Color Almost Black (2130-30)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#4C4F52 Color French Beret (1610)

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#52565A Color Deep Space (2125-20)

97.66% match | ΔE 2.34

#4B4B4F Color Day's End (2133-30)

97.54% match | ΔE 2.46

Behr

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #515257 to Behr

#535558 Color Orion Gray (N510-6)

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#4F5152 Color Cracked Pepper (PPU18-01)

97.21% match | ΔE 2.79

#4E5152 Color Satin Black (PPU26-01)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#525661 Color Ball Gown (MQ5-06)

96.57% match | ΔE 3.43

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #515257 to Dunn-Edwards

#515153 Color Celluloid (DET 619)

98.21% match | ΔE 1.79

#54585E Color Edge of Black (DE 6349)

97.49% match | ΔE 2.51

#515252 Color Cavernous (DE 6364)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

#535A61 Color Blue Steel (DE 6342)

96.08% match | ΔE 3.92

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #515257 to Sherwin Williams

#4F4D51 Color Perle Noir (SW 9154)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#44484D Color Cyberspace (SW 7076)

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#515763 Color Mineral Gray (SW 2740)

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#605E63 Color Cloak Gray (SW 6278)

95.19% match | ΔE 4.81

Valspar

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #515257 to Valspar

#54525A Color Veiled Vinyl (M231)

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#484B50 Color Hematite (4006-2C)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#4D494C Color Soft Panther (8006-12F)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#4D565F Color Dark and Stormy Night (M358)

95.88% match | ΔE 4.12

PPG Paints

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #515257 to PPG Paints

#585960 Color Gray Flannel (PPG1013-6)

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#595A5C Color Zombie (PPG1010-7)

96.68% match | ΔE 3.32

#575C62 Color Moody Sky (PPG0993-7)

96.10% match | ΔE 3.90

#5B5E61 Color Glazed Granite (PPG1011-6)

95.48% match | ΔE 4.52

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 515257 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #515257 to Farrow & Ball

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

97.04% match | ΔE 2.96

#45494C Color Railings (31)

95.84% match | ΔE 4.16

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

95.69% match | ΔE 4.31

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#515257 color palettes and scheme combination

070708

202022

38393D

515257

6A6B71

83848B

9D9EA4

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

515756

515557

515257

535157

565157

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

515257

575152

525751

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

515257

575155

575651

515753

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

515257

626367

737478

858589

96979A

A8A8AB

B9B9BB

CACBCC

DCDCDD

EDEDEE

FFFFFF

Davy's gray* - #515257 Tints

515257

48494E

404145

38393C

303134

28292B

202022

18181A

101011

080808

000000

Davy's gray* - #515257 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#515257

Davy's gray*

#575651

Davy's gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #515257?

Color that best contrast with #515257 is #575651, color name is Davy's gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.