What color is #51454B?

#51454B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51454B?

The RGB value is 81, 69, 75: 81 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51454B?

The complementary color is #45514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51454B color

#51454B rgb(81, 69, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51454B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (81, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#51454B color codes

HEX	`#51454B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.67, 6.3, -1.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.67, 6.53, 344.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.791, 6.514, 7.555)`
Decimal	`5326155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51454B, 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 #51454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #51454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51454b; }
.text { color: #51454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51454b, #514545); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51454B?: #51454B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51454B?: The RGB value is 81, 69, 75: 81 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51454B?: The complementary color is #45514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.