What color is #51544E?

#51544E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51544E?

The RGB value is 81, 84, 78: 81 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51544E?

The complementary color is #514E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51544E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51544E color

#51544E rgb(81, 84, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51544E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 32.9% green and 30.6% blue (81, 84, 78).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#51544E color codes

HEX	`#51544E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 84, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 32.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, -2.48, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 3.96, 128.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.939, 8.64, 8.456)`
Decimal	`5329998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51544E, 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 #51544E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51544E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #51544E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51544e; }
.text { color: #51544e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51544e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 84 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51544e, #4e544e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #51544E?: #51544E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51544E?: The RGB value is 81, 84, 78: 81 red, 84 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51544E?: The complementary color is #514E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51544E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.