What color is #51594E?

#51594E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51594E?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 78: 81 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51594E?

The complementary color is #564E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51594E color

#51594E rgb(81, 89, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51594E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (81, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 7% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#51594E color codes

HEX	`#51594E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 7%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 12%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, -5.51, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 7.64, 136.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.341, 9.444, 8.59)`
Decimal	`5331278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51594E, 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 #51594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #51594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51594e; }
.text { color: #51594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51594e, #4e5951); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #51594E?: #51594E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51594E?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 78: 81 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51594E?: The complementary color is #564E59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.