What color is #51293F?

#51293F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51293F?

The RGB value is 81, 41, 63: 81 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51293F?

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

Is black or white text better on #51293F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51293F color

#51293F rgb(81, 41, 63)

Shades of purple

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 16.1% green and 24.7% blue (81, 41, 63).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 33% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Castro (#44232F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#51293F color codes

HEX	`#51293F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 41, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 16.1%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 33%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 49%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 22%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.63, 21.86, -5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.63, 22.59, 345.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.084, 3.694, 5.147)`
Decimal	`5318975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51293F, 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 #51293F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51293F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #51293F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51293f; }
.text { color: #51293f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51293f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 41 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51293f, #51292b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51293F?: #51293F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Castro. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51293F?: The RGB value is 81, 41, 63: 81 red, 41 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51293F?: The complementary color is #29513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51293F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.