What color is #514F5E?

#514F5E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514F5E?

The RGB value is 81, 79, 94: 81 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514F5E?

The complementary color is #5C5E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514F5E color

#514F5E rgb(81, 79, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514F5E is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (81, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#514F5E color codes

HEX	`#514F5E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.29, 4.24, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.29, 9.45, 296.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.209, 8.149, 11.728)`
Decimal	`5328734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514F5E, 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 #514F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #514F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514f5e; }
.text { color: #514f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514f5e, #594f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #514F5E?: #514F5E is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514F5E?: The RGB value is 81, 79, 94: 81 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514F5E?: The complementary color is #5C5E4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.