What color is #514D60?

#514D60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514D60?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 96: 81 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D60?

The complementary color is #5C604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D60 color

#514D60 rgb(81, 77, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514D60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 37.6% blue (81, 77, 96).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#514D60 color codes

HEX	`#514D60`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 20%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 6, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 12.08, 299.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.158, 7.902, 12.159)`
Decimal	`5328224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D60, 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 #514D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #514D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d60; }
.text { color: #514d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d60, #5b4d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #514D60?: #514D60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514D60?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 96: 81 red, 77 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D60?: The complementary color is #5C604D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.