What color is #51311C?

#51311C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51311C?

The RGB value is 81, 49, 28: 81 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51311C?

The complementary color is #1C3C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51311C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51311C color

#51311C rgb(81, 49, 28)

Shades of brown

The hex color #51311C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 19.2% green and 11% blue (81, 49, 28).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 49% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 65% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#51311C color codes

HEX	`#51311C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 49, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 19.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 49%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 65%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 65%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.77, 12.12, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.77, 22.78, 57.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.702, 4.03, 1.629)`
Decimal	`5320988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51311C, 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 #51311C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51311C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #51311C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51311c; }
.text { color: #51311c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51311c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 49 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51311c, #514c1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #51311C?: #51311C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51311C?: The RGB value is 81, 49, 28: 81 red, 49 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51311C?: The complementary color is #1C3C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51311C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.81:1 and white text 11.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.