What color is #51283C?

#51283C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51283C?

The RGB value is 81, 40, 60: 81 red, 40 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51283C?

The complementary color is #28513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51283C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51283C color

#51283C rgb(81, 40, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #51283C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 15.7% green and 23.5% blue (81, 40, 60).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#51283C color codes

HEX	`#51283C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 40, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 15.7%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 51%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.28, 21.95, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.28, 22.34, 349.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.968, 3.594, 4.706)`
Decimal	`5318716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51283C, 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 #51283C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51283C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	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 #51283C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51283c; }
.text { color: #51283c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51283c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 40 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51283c, #512928); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51283C?: #51283C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51283C?: The RGB value is 81, 40, 60: 81 red, 40 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51283C?: The complementary color is #28513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51283C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.72:1 and white text 12.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.