What color is #51516D?

#51516D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51516D?

The RGB value is 81, 81, 109: 81 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51516D?

The complementary color is #6D6D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51516D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51516D color

#51516D rgb(81, 81, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #51516D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 31.8% green and 42.7% blue (81, 81, 109).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#51516D color codes

HEX	`#51516D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 81, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 31.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, 6.82, -16.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 17.45, 293.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.095, 8.738, 15.672)`
Decimal	`5329261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51516D, 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 #51516D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51516D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #51516D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51516d; }
.text { color: #51516d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51516d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 81 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51516d, #5f516d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51516D?: #51516D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51516D?: The RGB value is 81, 81, 109: 81 red, 81 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51516D?: The complementary color is #6D6D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51516D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.