What color is #51677C?

#51677C 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 #51677C?

The RGB value is 81, 103, 124: 81 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51677C?

The complementary color is #7C6651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51677C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51677C color

#51677C rgb(81, 103, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #51677C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 40.4% green and 48.6% blue (81, 103, 124).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#51677C color codes

HEX	`#51677C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 103, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 40.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 17%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, -2.67, -14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 14.6, 259.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.881, 12.905, 20.93)`
Decimal	`5334908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51677C, 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 #51677C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#51677C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #51677C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51677c; }
.text { color: #51677c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51677c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 103 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51677c, #51527c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #51677C?: #51677C 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 #51677C?: The RGB value is 81, 103, 124: 81 red, 103 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51677C?: The complementary color is #7C6651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51677C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.