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Colour

#51514F

  • #51514F
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#51514F is a grey with RGB values 81, 81, 79 and HSL 60°, 1%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#51514F#51514F
HEX#51514F
RGBrgb(81, 81, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.3176, 0.3176, 0.3098
RGB percentages31.8%, 31.8%, 31%
HSLhsl(60, 1.2%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 2.5%, 31.8%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 2.5%, 68.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,329,231
CSS custom property--colour: #51514F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness80.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.96:1
Contrast with white7.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#AEAEB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51514Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#51514Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#515150no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10.1Dark slate grey · ΔE 12.7Gray · ΔE 19.2Slate grey · ΔE 21.9Light slate grey · ΔE 24.8Teal · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F4F51
Analogous#51504F, #50514F
Triadic#4F5151, #514F51
Split complementary#4F5051, #504F51
Tetradic#4F5150, #4F4F51, #514F50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B7B7B5
Lighter +30%#9E9E9B
Lighter +20%#858581
Lighter +10%#6B6B68
Darker −10%#373736
Darker −20%#1D1D1D
Darker −30%#040403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#65653B
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R81
G81
B79
Red81 (31.8%)
Green81 (31.8%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)1.25%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 51 · G 51 · B 4F

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