What color is #51424C?

#51424C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51424C?

The RGB value is 81, 66, 76: 81 red, 66 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51424C?

The complementary color is #425147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51424C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51424C color

#51424C rgb(81, 66, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51424C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 25.9% green and 29.8% blue (81, 66, 76).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#51424C color codes

HEX	`#51424C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 66, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 25.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.83, 8.44, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.83, 9.17, 336.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.646, 6.168, 7.676)`
Decimal	`5325388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51424C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #51424C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51424C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #51424C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51424c; }
.text { color: #51424c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51424c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 66 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51424c, #514245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51424C?: #51424C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51424C?: The RGB value is 81, 66, 76: 81 red, 66 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51424C?: The complementary color is #425147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51424C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.