What color is #51564D?

#51564D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51564D?

The RGB value is 81, 86, 77: 81 red, 86 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51564D?

The complementary color is #524D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51564D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51564D color

#51564D rgb(81, 86, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51564D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 33.7% green and 30.2% blue (81, 86, 77).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#51564D color codes

HEX	`#51564D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 86, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 33.7%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, -3.9, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 6, 130.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.06, 8.941, 8.321)`
Decimal	`5330509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51564D, 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 #51564D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51564D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #51564D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51564d; }
.text { color: #51564d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51564d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 86 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51564d, #4d564e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #51564D?: #51564D is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51564D?: The RGB value is 81, 86, 77: 81 red, 86 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51564D?: The complementary color is #524D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51564D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.