Information about #51424F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #51424F is classified in the Register under the Magenta Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 66, 79) — 31.8% red, 25.9% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 1 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained electric magenta, #51424F holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mortar (#504351). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Purple Taupe (#50404D) and Quartz (#51484F).

The recipe behind #51424F is rgb(81, 66, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #51424F background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.2:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#51424F color variations

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

#51424F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51424F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51424F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51424F 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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#51424F 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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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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#43514C
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#485143
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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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#4C4351
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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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#4F5143
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#434F51
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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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#514543
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#434F51
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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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#514C43
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#435145
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#434851
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Nearest named colors to #51424F

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

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Dark Grayish Rose color link
Dark Grayish Rose

#59424E

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

#51424F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51424F
  • RGB81, 66, 79
  • CMYK0, 6, 1, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 66, 79)
  • HSL308°, 10%, 29%
  • HSL Precise308°, 10.204%, 28.824%
  • HSV308°, 19%, 32%
  • HSB308°, 19%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.259, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.259, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.259, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51424F
  • DECIMAL ID5325391
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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