What color is #514F61?

#514F61 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514F61?

The RGB value is 81, 79, 97: 81 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514F61?

The complementary color is #5F614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514F61 color

#514F61 rgb(81, 79, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514F61 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31% green and 38% blue (81, 79, 97).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 19% 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 7.95:1).

#514F61 color codes

HEX	`#514F61`
RGB	`rgb(81, 79, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 4.98, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 11.32, 296.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.347, 8.204, 12.451)`
Decimal	`5328737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514F61, 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 #514F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #514F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514f61; }
.text { color: #514f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 79 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514f61, #5a4f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #514F61?: #514F61 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514F61?: The RGB value is 81, 79, 97: 81 red, 79 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514F61?: The complementary color is #5F614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.