What color is #51524B?

#51524B is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51524B?

The RGB value is 81, 82, 75: 81 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51524B?

The complementary color is #4C4B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51524B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51524B color

#51524B rgb(81, 82, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51524B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.2% green and 29.4% blue (81, 82, 75).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#51524B color codes

HEX	`#51524B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 82, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 9%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -1.87, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 4.39, 115.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.68, 8.292, 7.851)`
Decimal	`5329483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51524B, 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 #51524B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51524B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #51524B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51524b; }
.text { color: #51524b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51524b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 82 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51524b, #4e524b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #51524B?: #51524B is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51524B?: The RGB value is 81, 82, 75: 81 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51524B?: The complementary color is #4C4B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51524B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.