Close to Feldgrau
#515C50
#515C50 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 36.1% green, and 31.4% blue. Its hue is 115°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #515C50.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.01:1 AAABlack text on this color
3.00:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.01:1 AAAThis color as text on black
3.00:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #515C50 as they’d see it.
#515C50 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #515C50
What color is #515C50?
#515C50 is a dark neutral gray, close to the color Feldgrau. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 36.1% green, and 31.4% blue. Its hue is 115°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #515C50 in RGB?
#515C50 is rgb(81, 92, 80): 81 red, 92 green, and 80 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #515C50 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 0, 13, 64). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #515C50?
PANTONE 445 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #515C50?
Its complement #615662 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.