What color is #51454F?

#51454F 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 #51454F?

The RGB value is 81, 69, 79: 81 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51454F?

The complementary color is #455147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51454F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51454F color

#51454F rgb(81, 69, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51454F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.1% green and 31% blue (81, 69, 79).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#51454F color codes

HEX	`#51454F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 69, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 7.15, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 8.24, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.933, 6.57, 8.299)`
Decimal	`5326159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51454F, 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 #51454F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51454F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #51454F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51454f; }
.text { color: #51454f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51454f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 69 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51454f, #514549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51454F?: #51454F 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 #51454F?: The RGB value is 81, 69, 79: 81 red, 69 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51454F?: The complementary color is #455147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51454F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.