What color is #512B41?

#512B41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #512B41?

The RGB value is 81, 43, 65: 81 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #512B41?

The complementary color is #2B513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #512B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#512B41 color

#512B41 rgb(81, 43, 65)

Shades of purple

The hex color #512B41 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 16.9% green and 25.5% blue (81, 43, 65).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#512B41 color codes

HEX	`#512B41`
RGB	`rgb(81, 43, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 16.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 47%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.2, 20.99, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.2, 21.89, 343.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.211, 3.859, 5.47)`
Decimal	`5319489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #512B41, 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 #512B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#512B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	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 #512B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #512b41; }
.text { color: #512b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #512b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 43 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #512b41, #512b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #512B41?: #512B41 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #512B41?: The RGB value is 81, 43, 65: 81 red, 43 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #512B41?: The complementary color is #2B513B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #512B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.77:1 and white text 11.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.