#51524e

Color #51524e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#51524e

RGB

rgb(81, 82, 78)

HSL

hsl(75, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(75, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 4.9%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(34.67, -1.25, 2.2)

LCH

lch(34.67, 2.53, 119.6)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0066, 118.12)

HWB

hwb(75, 30.6%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4e52

Analogous

#52514e

#51524e

#4f524e

Triadic

#51524e

#4e5152

#524e51

Split-complementary

#51524e

#4e4f52

#514e52

Tetradic

#51524e

#4e524f

#4f4e52

#524e51

Square

#51524e

#4e5251

#4f4e52

#524e4f

Shades

Color #51524e mixed toward black.

#444441

#363734

#292927

#1b1b1a

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #51524e mixed toward white.

#6f706a

#8c8d87

#a9aaa5

#c5c6c3

#e2e3e1

Tones

Color #51524e mixed toward gray.

#51524e

#51514f

#50514f

#505050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51514f · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#51514f · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#515050 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51524e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51524e]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#51524e (#51524e) is rgb(81, 82, 78) in RGB.

No, #51524e 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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