#51546d

Color #51546d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#51546d

RGB

rgb(81, 84, 109)

HSL

hsl(233.6, 14.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.6, 25.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 22.9%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(36.35, 4.93, -14.72)

LCH

lch(36.35, 15.52, 288.52)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0409, 279.28)

HWB

hwb(233.6, 31.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d6a51

Analogous

#51626d

#51546d

#5c516d

Triadic

#51546d

#6d5154

#546d51

Split-complementary

#51546d

#6d5c51

#626d51

Tetradic

#51546d

#6a516d

#6d6a51

#546d51

Square

#51546d

#6d5162

#6d6a51

#516d5c

Shades

Color #51546d mixed toward black.

#44465b

#363849

#292a37

#1b1c24

#0e0e12

Tints

Color #51546d mixed toward white.

#686c8c

#8588a4

#a3a6bb

#c2c4d2

#e0e1e8

Tones

Color #51546d mixed toward gray.

#53566b

#565868

#585a66

#5a5b64

#5d5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525268 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#525266 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#516362 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51546d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51546d]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#51546d (#51546d) is rgb(81, 84, 109) in RGB.

No, #51546d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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