What color is #514B5A?

#514B5A 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 #514B5A?

The RGB value is 81, 75, 90: 81 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514B5A?

The complementary color is #545A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514B5A color

#514B5A rgb(81, 75, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514B5A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.4% green and 35.3% blue (81, 75, 90).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#514B5A color codes

HEX	`#514B5A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 75, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 29.4%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 17%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.96, 5.82, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.96, 9.82, 306.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.755, 7.52, 10.714)`
Decimal	`5327706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514B5A, 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 #514B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #514B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514b5a; }
.text { color: #514b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 75 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514b5a, #594b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514B5A?: #514B5A 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 #514B5A?: The RGB value is 81, 75, 90: 81 red, 75 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514B5A?: The complementary color is #545A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.