What color is #514F44?

#514F44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514F44?

The RGB value is 81, 79, 68: 81 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514F44?

The complementary color is #444651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514F44 color

#514F44 rgb(81, 79, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514F44 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31% green and 26.7% blue (81, 79, 68).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#514F44 color codes

HEX	`#514F44`
RGB	`rgb(81, 79, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.48, -1.38, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.48, 6.94, 101.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.233, 7.759, 6.584)`
Decimal	`5328708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514F44, 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 #514F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #514F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514f44; }
.text { color: #514f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 79 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514f44, #4c5144); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #514F44?: #514F44 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514F44?: The RGB value is 81, 79, 68: 81 red, 79 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514F44?: The complementary color is #444651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.