What color is #51495B?

#51495B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51495B?

The RGB value is 81, 73, 91: 81 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51495B?

The complementary color is #535B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51495B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51495B color

#51495B rgb(81, 73, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51495B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 28.6% green and 35.7% blue (81, 73, 91).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#51495B color codes

HEX	`#51495B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 73, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 28.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.41, 7.33, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.41, 11.9, 308.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.664, 7.27, 10.895)`
Decimal	`5327195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51495B, 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 #51495B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51495B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #51495B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51495b; }
.text { color: #51495b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51495b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 73 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51495b, #5a495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51495B?: #51495B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51495B?: The RGB value is 81, 73, 91: 81 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51495B?: The complementary color is #535B49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51495B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.