What color is #51494D?

#51494D is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51494D?

The RGB value is 81, 73, 77: 81 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51494D?

The complementary color is #49514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51494D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51494D color

#51494D rgb(81, 73, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51494D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 28.6% green and 30.2% blue (81, 73, 77).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#51494D color codes

HEX	`#51494D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 73, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 28.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 5%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, 4.17, -1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 4.33, 344.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.115, 7.05, 8.006)`
Decimal	`5327181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51494D, 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 #51494D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51494D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #51494D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51494d; }
.text { color: #51494d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51494d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 73 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51494d, #514949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #51494D?: #51494D is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51494D?: The RGB value is 81, 73, 77: 81 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51494D?: The complementary color is #49514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51494D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.