#515557 Hex Color

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Color Name

Davy's gray*

Hex Color Code

#515557

RGB Color Code

RGB(81, 85, 87)

CMYK Values*

6.9%, 2.3%, 0.0%, 65.9%

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#515557 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is 515557?

The RGB color code for color number #515557 is RGB(81, 85, 87). In the RGB color model, #515557 has a red value of 81, a green value of 85, and a blue value of 87. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 6.9% cyan, 2.3% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 65.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 200° (degrees), 3.6 % saturation, and 32.9 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #515557 has a hue of 200° (degrees), 6.9 % saturation and 34.1 % brightness/value.

Color 515557 is cool or warm?

Color 515557 is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #515557? (For interior and product design)

515557 has an LRV of nearly 8.9. 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

#515557

LRV 8.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 8.9 of #515557 with dark and light color

Is #515557 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 515557 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 #515557 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #515557

Hex triplet: #515557
Red: 51
Green: 55
Blue: 57

RGBA / RGB rgb(81, 85, 87)

Red: 81 (31.8%)
Green: 85 (33.3%)
Blue: 87 (34.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 6.90%
Magenta: 2.30%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 65.88%

HSL hsl(200deg, 3.6 %, 32.9 %)

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 3.57 %
Lightness: 32.94 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 200°
Saturation: 6.90 %
Brightness / Value: 34.12 %

RYB ryb(118, 133, 147)

Red: 118 (46.2%)
Yellow: 133 (52.3%)
Blue: 147 (57.7%)

HWB

Hue: 200°
Whiteness: 31.76 %
Blackness: 65.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 68.24%
Magenta: 66.67%
Yellow: 65.88%

XYZ

X: 8.36
Y: 8.93
Z: 10.3

YXY

Y1: 8.93
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 35.86
A: -1.14
B: -1.72

CIE-Lch

L: 35.86
C: 2.07
H: 236.37

CIE-Luv

L: 35.86
U: -2.24
V: -2

Hunter-Lab

L: 29.89
A: -2.37
B: 0.49

Other

LRV: ~ 8.9 %
Munsell Color System: 1.4B 3.4/0.4

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 #515557

These are the named colors closest to hex 515557, 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

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#4C5866 Color Marengo

93.65% match | ΔE 6.35

#676767 Color Granite Gray

92.84% match | ΔE 7.16

#3F3F3F Color Shadow Gray

92.41% match | ΔE 7.59

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 515557.

#54585A Color PANTONE 425 C

98.94% match | ΔE 1.06

#4E5458 Color PANTONE 10392 C

98.60% match | ΔE 1.40

#53565A Color PANTONE Cool Gray 11 C

98.40% match | ΔE 1.60

#505759 Color PANTONE 445 C

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to 515557.

#4F5358 Color RAL 7015 - Slate Gray

98.03% match | ΔE 1.97

#52595D Color RAL 7011 - Iron Gray

97.96% match | ΔE 2.04

#4F5250 Color RAL 7043 - Traffic Gray B

97.29% match | ΔE 2.71

#575D5E Color RAL 7012 - Basalt Gray

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to 515557.

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

97.57% match | ΔE 2.43

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

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#555F68 Color BS 00-A-09 - Flint Grey

94.79% match | ΔE 5.21

#444444 Color BS 16-A-11 - Grey

93.97% match | ΔE 6.03

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to 515557.

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

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

#4E545B Color PANTONE 19-4215 TCX - Turbulence

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

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

97.07% match | ΔE 2.93

#575B61 Color PANTONE 19-4209 TCX - Enigma

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to 515557.

#505050 Color RAL 000 35 00 - Briquette Grey

97.25% match | ΔE 2.75

#575D64 Color RAL 260 40 05 - Swedish Blue

96.03% match | ΔE 3.97

#555E64 Color RAL 240 40 05 - Blue Anthracite

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#5D5C5B Color RAL 000 40 00 - Dark Grey

95.89% match | ΔE 4.11

Paint color for Hex #515557

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 515557 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 515557 once it is on a wall.

Farrow & Ball

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #515557 to Farrow & Ball

#505456 Color Hopper Head (305)

99.65% match | ΔE 0.35

#45494C Color Railings (31)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#454749 Color Off-Black (57)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#4A4949 Color Liquorice (CB10)

95.20% match | ΔE 4.80

Benjamin Moore

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #515557 to Benjamin Moore

#52565A Color Deep Space (2125-20)

98.69% match | ΔE 1.31

#54585C Color Temptation (1609)

98.34% match | ΔE 1.66

#57595A Color Ambler Slate (CW-685)

98.10% match | ΔE 1.90

#4C4F52 Color French Beret (1610)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

Valspar

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #515557 to Valspar

#4F5556 Color To the Tarmac (V116-3)

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#4E5150 Color Muted Ebony (4008-2C)

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#4B565D Color Plot Twist (8006-8F)

96.36% match | ΔE 3.64

#484B50 Color Hematite (4006-2C)

96.05% match | ΔE 3.95

Behr

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #515557 to Behr

#535558 Color Orion Gray (N510-6)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#4E5152 Color Satin Black (PPU26-01)

98.48% match | ΔE 1.52

#4F5152 Color Cracked Pepper (PPU18-01)

98.31% match | ΔE 1.69

#545554 Color Carbon Copy (PPU25-01)

97.79% match | ΔE 2.21

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #515557 to Dunn-Edwards

#515252 Color Cavernous (DE 6364)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#515153 Color Celluloid (DET 619)

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#54585E Color Edge of Black (DE 6349)

97.30% match | ΔE 2.70

#535A61 Color Blue Steel (DE 6342)

96.71% match | ΔE 3.29

PPG Paints

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #515557 to PPG Paints

#595A5C Color Zombie (PPG1010-7)

97.37% match | ΔE 2.63

#575957 Color Black Widow (PPG0997-7)

97.10% match | ΔE 2.90

#474C50 Color Witchcraft (PPG1037-7)

96.64% match | ΔE 3.36

#575C62 Color Moody Sky (PPG0993-7)

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

Sherwin Williams

Hex color 515557 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #515557 to Sherwin Williams

#484C49 Color Rock Bottom (SW 7062)

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#4F4D51 Color Perle Noir (SW 9154)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#44484D Color Cyberspace (SW 7076)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

#586168 Color Outerspace (SW 6251)

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#515557 color palettes and scheme combination

070808

202122

383B3D

515557

6A6F71

83888B

9DA2A4

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.

515753

515756

515557

515257

535157

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.

515557

575155

555751

Triadic Color Palette

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

515557

565157

575351

525751

Tetradic Color Palette

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

515557

626667

737778

858889

96999A

A8AAAB

B9BBBB

CACCCC

DCDDDD

EDEEEE

FFFFFF

Davy's gray* - #515557 Tints

515557

484C4E

404445

383B3C

303334

282A2B

202122

18191A

101111

080808

000000

Davy's gray* - #515557 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#515557

Davy's gray*

#575351

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 #515557?

Color that best contrast with #515557 is #575351, 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.