What color is #510F16?

#510F16 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #510F16?

The RGB value is 81, 15, 22: 81 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #510F16?

The complementary color is #0F514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #510F16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#510F16 color

#510F16 rgb(81, 15, 22)

Shades of red

The hex color #510F16 is a very dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 5.9% green and 8.6% blue (81, 15, 22).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 69% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 73% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is English Breakfast (#441111), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#510F16 color codes

HEX	`#510F16`
RGB	`rgb(81, 15, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 5.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 69%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 81%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 73%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.25, 30.58, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.25, 33.64, 24.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.709, 2.149, 0.978)`
Decimal	`5312278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #510F16, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #510F16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#510F16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #510F16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #510f16; }
.text { color: #510f16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #510f16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 15 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #510f16, #51290f); }

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Questions

What color is #510F16?: #510F16 is a very dark, moderate red, closest to the named color English Breakfast. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #510F16?: The RGB value is 81, 15, 22: 81 red, 15 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #510F16?: The complementary color is #0F514A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #510F16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.