Information about #51424F color

#51424F color image

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

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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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

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

Bossanova color link
Bossanova

#4C3D4E

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Thriller color link
Thriller

#4B464B

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

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
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  • Counting from2025-01-01