Information about #51494D color
Basic facts about this digital color
#51494D presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Quartz (#51484F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gray Wolf (#504A4B) and Transformer (#4F484B).
The recipe behind #51494D is rgb(81, 73, 77), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #51494D: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #51494D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#51494D color variations
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#51494D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#51494D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#51494D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#51494D color hues
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#51494D color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #51494D color
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Nearest named colors to #51494D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#51484F
#504A4B
#4F484B
#524B4B
#50494A
#4E4A4E
#534B4F
#544A50
#504E4B
#514E4A
#4C4850
#524E50
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#51494D
- RGB81, 73, 77
- CMYK0, 3, 2, 68
- CSSrgb(81, 73, 77)
- HSL330°, 5%, 30%
- HSL Precise330°, 5.195%, 30.196%
- HSV330°, 10%, 32%
- HSB330°, 10%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.286, 0.302)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.286, 0.302, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.286, 0.302)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID51494D
- DECIMAL ID5327181
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
