What color is #514850?

#514850 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514850?

The RGB value is 81, 72, 80: 81 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514850?

The complementary color is #485149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514850 color

#514850 rgb(81, 72, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514850 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 28.2% green and 31.4% blue (81, 72, 80).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#514850 color codes

HEX	`#514850`
RGB	`rgb(81, 72, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 28.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.72, 5.45, -3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.72, 6.41, 328.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.158, 6.963, 8.555)`
Decimal	`5326928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514850, 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 #514850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #514850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514850; }
.text { color: #514850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 72 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514850, #51484c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #514850?: #514850 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514850?: The RGB value is 81, 72, 80: 81 red, 72 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514850?: The complementary color is #485149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.