What color is #51464C?

#51464C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51464C?

The RGB value is 81, 70, 76: 81 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51464C?

The complementary color is #46514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51464C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51464C color

#51464C rgb(81, 70, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51464C is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.5% green and 29.8% blue (81, 70, 76).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#51464C color codes

HEX	`#51464C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 70, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 14%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, 5.87, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 6.16, 342.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.888, 6.652, 7.757)`
Decimal	`5326412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51464C, 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 #51464C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51464C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #51464C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51464c; }
.text { color: #51464c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51464c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 70 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51464c, #514647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #51464C?: #51464C is a dark gray, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51464C?: The RGB value is 81, 70, 76: 81 red, 70 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51464C?: The complementary color is #46514B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51464C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.