#51555C Color

#51555C is rgb(81, 85, 92) in RGB and hsl(218, 6%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#51555C

HEX#51555C

RGBrgb(81, 85, 92)

HSLhsl(218, 6%, 34%)

HSVhsv(218, 12%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.013 261.8)

CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 64%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #51555C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.49:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.8:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #51555C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#51555C Complementary#5C5851 Analogous#515B5C Analogous#53515C Triadic#5C5155 Triadic#555C51

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #51555C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#676C74 #7D838C #969AA2 #B1B4B9 #C9CBCF #E1E3E5

Shades

#484B51 #3C3F44 #323539 #292B2E #1F2123 #131416

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