What color is #51596A?

#51596A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51596A?

The RGB value is 81, 89, 106: 81 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51596A?

The complementary color is #6A6251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51596A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51596A color

#51596A rgb(81, 89, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51596A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 34.9% green and 41.6% blue (81, 89, 106).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#51596A color codes

HEX	`#51596A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 89, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 34.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, 1.01, -10.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 10.82, 275.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.567, 9.934, 15.046)`
Decimal	`5331306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51596A, 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 #51596A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51596A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #51596A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51596a; }
.text { color: #51596a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51596a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 89 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51596a, #55516a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #51596A?: #51596A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51596A?: The RGB value is 81, 89, 106: 81 red, 89 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51596A?: The complementary color is #6A6251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51596A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.