#514951

Color #514951

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#514951

RGB

rgb(81, 73, 81)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.2%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(32.05, 5.03, -3.53)

LCH

lch(32.05, 6.15, 324.94)

OKLCH

oklch(41.6%, 0.0167, 325.74)

HWB

hwb(300, 28.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495149

Analogous

#4d4951

#514951

#51494d

Triadic

#514951

#515149

#495151

Split-complementary

#514951

#4d5149

#49514d

Tetradic

#514951

#514949

#495149

#495151

Square

#514951

#514d49

#495149

#494d51

Shades

Color #514951 mixed toward black.

#443d44

#363136

#292529

#1b181b

#0e0c0e

Tints

Color #514951 mixed toward white.

#706570

#8f828f

#aba1ab

#c7c1c7

#e3e0e3

Tones

Color #514951 mixed toward gray.

#504a50

#4f4b4f

#4e4c4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e4f · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#4e4f4f · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#514e4d · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #514951;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#514951]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#514951 (#514951) is rgb(81, 73, 81) in RGB.

No, #514951 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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