What color is #51667A?

#51667A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51667A?

The RGB value is 81, 102, 122: 81 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51667A?

The complementary color is #7A6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51667A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51667A color

#51667A rgb(81, 102, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #51667A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40% green and 47.8% blue (81, 102, 122).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#51667A color codes

HEX	`#51667A`
RGB	`rgb(81, 102, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 34%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, -2.62, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 13.97, 259.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.656, 12.657, 20.237)`
Decimal	`5334650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51667A, 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 #51667A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51667A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #51667A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51667a; }
.text { color: #51667a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51667a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 102 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51667a, #51527a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #51667A?: #51667A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51667A?: The RGB value is 81, 102, 122: 81 red, 102 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51667A?: The complementary color is #7A6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51667A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.