#51504e

Color #51504e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#51504e

RGB

rgb(81, 80, 78)

HSL

hsl(40, 1.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 3.7%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 3.7%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(34.06, -0.02, 1.32)

LCH

lch(34.06, 1.32, 90.87)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.0035, 85.1)

HWB

hwb(40, 30.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4f51

Analogous

#514f4e

#51504e

#51514e

Triadic

#51504e

#4e5150

#504e51

Split-complementary

#51504e

#4e5151

#4f4e51

Tetradic

#51504e

#4f514e

#4e4f51

#504e51

Square

#51504e

#4e514f

#4e4f51

#514e51

Shades

Color #51504e mixed toward black.

#444341

#363534

#292827

#1b1b1a

#0e0d0d

Tints

Color #51504e mixed toward white.

#6f6d6b

#8c8b88

#a9a8a6

#c6c5c3

#e2e2e1

Tones

Color #51504e mixed toward gray.

#51504e

#51504f

#50504f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.61:1

White text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51514e · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#51514f · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#514f4f · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 1.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51504e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51504e]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#51504e (#51504e) is rgb(81, 80, 78) in RGB.

No, #51504e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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