What color is #51514F?

#51514F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51514F?

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

What is the complementary color of #51514F?

The complementary color is #4F4F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51514F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51514F color

#51514F rgb(81, 81, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51514F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#51514F color codes

HEX	`#51514F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 81, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 2%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, -0.43, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 1.25, 109.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.747, 8.199, 8.57)`
Decimal	`5329231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51514F, 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 #51514F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51514F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #51514F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51514f; }
.text { color: #51514f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51514f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 81 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51514f, #50514f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #51514F?: #51514F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51514F?: The RGB value is 81, 81, 79: 81 red, 81 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51514F?: The complementary color is #4F4F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51514F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.