What color is #51444F?

#51444F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51444F?

The RGB value is 81, 68, 79: 81 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51444F?

The complementary color is #445146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51444F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51444F color

#51444F rgb(81, 68, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51444F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 26.7% green and 31% blue (81, 68, 79).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#51444F color codes

HEX	`#51444F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 68, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 26.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, 7.79, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 9.01, 329.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.872, 6.448, 8.278)`
Decimal	`5325903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51444F, 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 #51444F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51444F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #51444F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51444f; }
.text { color: #51444f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51444f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 68 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51444f, #514449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51444F?: #51444F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51444F?: The RGB value is 81, 68, 79: 81 red, 68 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51444F?: The complementary color is #445146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51444F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.