What color is #51293D?

#51293D 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 #51293D?

The RGB value is 81, 41, 61: 81 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51293D?

The complementary color is #29513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51293D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51293D color

#51293D rgb(81, 41, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #51293D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 16.1% green and 23.9% blue (81, 41, 61).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 33% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 25% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#51293D color codes

HEX	`#51293D`
RGB	`rgb(81, 41, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 16.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 33%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 49%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 25%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.56, 21.51, -4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.56, 21.96, 348.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.029, 3.673, 4.858)`
Decimal	`5318973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51293D, 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 #51293D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51293D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #51293D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51293d; }
.text { color: #51293d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51293d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 41 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51293d, #512929); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51293D?: #51293D 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 #51293D?: The RGB value is 81, 41, 61: 81 red, 41 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51293D?: The complementary color is #29513D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51293D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.