What color is #513039?

#513039 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513039?

The RGB value is 81, 48, 57: 81 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513039?

The complementary color is #305148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513039 color

#513039 rgb(81, 48, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #513039 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 18.8% green and 22.4% blue (81, 48, 57).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#513039 color codes

HEX	`#513039`
RGB	`rgb(81, 48, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 18.8%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, 16.44, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 16.46, 2.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.189, 4.159, 4.4)`
Decimal	`5320761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513039, 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 #513039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #513039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513039; }
.text { color: #513039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 48 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513039, #513730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #513039?: #513039 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513039?: The RGB value is 81, 48, 57: 81 red, 48 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513039?: The complementary color is #305148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.