#51494b

Color #51494b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#51494b

RGB

rgb(81, 73, 75)

HSL

hsl(345, 5.2%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 9.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 7.4%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(31.86, 3.75, 0.02)

LCH

lch(31.86, 3.75, 0.31)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0112, 0.51)

HWB

hwb(345, 28.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49514f

Analogous

#51494f

#51494b

#514b49

Triadic

#51494b

#4b5149

#494b51

Split-complementary

#51494b

#49514b

#494f51

Tetradic

#51494b

#514f49

#49514f

#494b51

Square

#51494b

#4f5149

#49514f

#4b4951

Shades

Color #51494b mixed toward black.

#443d3f

#363132

#292526

#1b1819

#0e0c0d

Tints

Color #51494b mixed toward white.

#706568

#8f8285

#aba1a4

#c7c1c2

#e3e0e1

Tones

Color #51494b mixed toward gray.

#504a4b

#504a4c

#4f4b4c

#4e4c4c

#4e4c4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e4b · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#4e4f4a · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#514a4a · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #51494b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51494b]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#51494b (#51494b) is rgb(81, 73, 75) in RGB.

No, #51494b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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