What color is #511B00?

#511B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #511B00?

The RGB value is 81, 27, 0: 81 red, 27 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #511B00?

The complementary color is #003651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #511B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#511B00 color

#511B00 rgb(81, 27, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #511B00 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 10.6% green and 0% blue (81, 27, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.94:1).

#511B00 color codes

HEX	`#511B00`
RGB	`rgb(81, 27, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 10.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.07, 23.9, 27.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.07, 36.07, 48.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.786, 2.534, 0.29)`
Decimal	`5315328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #511B00, 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 #511B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#511B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	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 #511B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #511b00; }
.text { color: #511b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #511b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 27 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #511b00, #514400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Oxblood.

Questions

What color is #511B00?: #511B00 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Evil Cigar. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #511B00?: The RGB value is 81, 27, 0: 81 red, 27 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #511B00?: The complementary color is #003651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #511B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.51:1 and white text 13.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.