What color is #51616A?

#51616A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51616A?

The RGB value is 81, 97, 106: 81 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51616A?

The complementary color is #6A5A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51616A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51616A color

#51616A rgb(81, 97, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #51616A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 38% green and 41.6% blue (81, 97, 106).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#51616A color codes

HEX	`#51616A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 97, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 38%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 8%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -3.87, -7.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 8.11, 241.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.269, 11.339, 15.28)`
Decimal	`5333354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51616A, 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 #51616A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51616A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #51616A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51616a; }
.text { color: #51616a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51616a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 97 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51616a, #51546a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #51616A?: #51616A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51616A?: The RGB value is 81, 97, 106: 81 red, 97 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51616A?: The complementary color is #6A5A51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51616A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.