What color is #51594B?

#51594B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51594B?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 75: 81 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51594B?

The complementary color is #534B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51594B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51594B color

#51594B rgb(81, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51594B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (81, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#51594B color codes

HEX	`#51594B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, -6.11, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 9.33, 130.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.236, 9.402, 8.036)`
Decimal	`5331275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51594B, 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 #51594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51594B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #51594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51594b; }
.text { color: #51594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51594b, #4b594c); }

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Questions

What color is #51594B?: #51594B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51594B?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 75: 81 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51594B?: The complementary color is #534B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51594B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.