What color is #51504E?

#51504E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51504E?

The RGB value is 81, 80, 78: 81 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51504E?

The complementary color is #4E4F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51504E color

#51504E rgb(81, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (81, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 2% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#51504E color codes

HEX	`#51504E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 2%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 4%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 4%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.06, -0.02, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.06, 1.32, 90.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.637, 8.037, 8.355)`
Decimal	`5328974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51504E, 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 #51504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #51504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51504e; }
.text { color: #51504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51504e, #51514e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #51504E?: #51504E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51504E?: The RGB value is 81, 80, 78: 81 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51504E?: The complementary color is #4E4F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.