What color is #51302F?

#51302F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51302F?

The RGB value is 81, 48, 47: 81 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51302F?

The complementary color is #2F5051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51302F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51302F color

#51302F rgb(81, 48, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #51302F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 18.8% green and 18.4% blue (81, 48, 47).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Brown Coffee (#4A2C2A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.58:1).

#51302F color codes

HEX	`#51302F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 48, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 18.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 42%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.9, 14.92, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.9, 16.47, 25.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.964, 4.069, 3.213)`
Decimal	`5320751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51302F, 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 #51302F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51302F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	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 #51302F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51302f; }
.text { color: #51302f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51302f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 48 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51302f, #51412f); }

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Questions

What color is #51302F?: #51302F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brown Coffee. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51302F?: The RGB value is 81, 48, 47: 81 red, 48 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51302F?: The complementary color is #2F5051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51302F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.