What color is #514750?

#514750 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514750?

The RGB value is 81, 71, 80: 81 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514750?

The complementary color is #475148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514750 color

#514750 rgb(81, 71, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514750 is a dark gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 27.8% green and 31.4% blue (81, 71, 80).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 7% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#514750 color codes

HEX	`#514750`
RGB	`rgb(81, 71, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 27.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 7%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 12%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, 6.09, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 7.18, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.094, 6.835, 8.533)`
Decimal	`5326672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514750, 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 #514750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #514750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514750; }
.text { color: #514750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 71 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514750, #51474b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514750?: #514750 is a dark gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514750?: The RGB value is 81, 71, 80: 81 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514750?: The complementary color is #475148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.