What color is #51313B?

#51313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51313B?

The RGB value is 81, 49, 59: 81 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51313B?

The complementary color is #315147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51313B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51313B color

#51313B rgb(81, 49, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #51313B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 19.2% green and 23.1% blue (81, 49, 59).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 27% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.34:1).

#51313B color codes

HEX	`#51313B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 49, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 19.2%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 27%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.52, 16.14, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.52, 16.14, 359.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.281, 4.262, 4.681)`
Decimal	`5321019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51313B, 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 #51313B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51313B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #51313B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51313b; }
.text { color: #51313b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51313b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 49 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51313b, #513731); }

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Questions

What color is #51313B?: #51313B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51313B?: The RGB value is 81, 49, 59: 81 red, 49 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51313B?: The complementary color is #315147, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51313B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.