What color is #514B53?

#514B53 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514B53?

The RGB value is 81, 75, 83: 81 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514B53?

The complementary color is #4D534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514B53 color

#514B53 rgb(81, 75, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514B53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.4% green and 32.5% blue (81, 75, 83).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#514B53 color codes

HEX	`#514B53`
RGB	`rgb(81, 75, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 29.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 10%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.71, 4.2, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.71, 5.69, 317.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.471, 7.406, 9.218)`
Decimal	`5327699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514B53, 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 #514B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #514B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514b53; }
.text { color: #514b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 75 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514b53, #534b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #514B53?: #514B53 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514B53?: The RGB value is 81, 75, 83: 81 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514B53?: The complementary color is #4D534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.