Colour

#51474F

#51474F
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#51474F is a grey with RGB values 81, 71, 79 and HSL 312°, 7%, 30%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#51474F#51474F

HEX#51474F

RGBrgb(81, 71, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.2784, 0.3098

RGB percentages31.8%, 27.8%, 31%

HSLhsl(312, 6.6%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(312, 12.3%, 31.8%)

CMYK0%, 12.3%, 2.5%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,326,671

CSS custom property--colour: #51474F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness75 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.88:1

Contrast with white8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A

Inverted#AEB8B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#47494Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#494A4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#52474Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.36:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 14.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 17.6 Gray · ΔE 23.2 Slate grey · ΔE 24 Light slate grey · ΔE 27 Black · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 14.64, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#475149

Analogous#4E4751, #51474A

Triadic#4F5147, #474F51

Split complementary#4A5147, #47514E

Tetradic#514E47, #475149, #474A51

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#B7ADB5

Lighter +30%#9F929D

Lighter +20%#877784

Lighter +10%#6C5F6A

Darker −10%#362F34

Darker −20%#1B171A

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#64345A

Less saturated −25%#4C4C4C

Channel breakdown

R81

G71

B79

Red81 (31.8%)

Green71 (27.8%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue312°

Saturation (HSL)6.58%

Lightness29.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 51 · G 47 · B 4F

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Colour values

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