Information about #51424D color

#51424D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51424D falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 66, 77) — 31.8% red, 25.9% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 2 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #51424D reads as a gently muted rose and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Purple Taupe (#50404D). Slightly further away sit Moody Lavender (#504349) and Mortar (#504351).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 66, 77) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #51424D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#51424D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#51424D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51424D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51424D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51424D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#494251

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#51424D 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#435146
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#43514E
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#465143
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#4E4351
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#4D5143
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#434D51
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#514643
#514643

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#435146
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#434D51
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#514E43
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#435146
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#434651
#434651

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Nearest named colors to #51424D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Dark Grayish Rose color link
Dark Grayish Rose

#59424E

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

#51424D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51424D
  • RGB81, 66, 77
  • CMYK0, 6, 2, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 66, 77)
  • HSL316°, 10%, 29%
  • HSL Precise316°, 10.204%, 28.824%
  • HSV316°, 19%, 32%
  • HSB316°, 19%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.259, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.259, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.259, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51424D
  • DECIMAL ID5325389
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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