What color is #513345?

#513345 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513345?

The RGB value is 81, 51, 69: 81 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513345?

The complementary color is #33513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513345?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513345 color

#513345 rgb(81, 51, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #513345 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20% green and 27.1% blue (81, 51, 69).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#513345 color codes

HEX	`#513345`
RGB	`rgb(81, 51, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 37%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 15%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.4, 16.69, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.4, 17.61, 341.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.651, 4.547, 6.209)`
Decimal	`5321541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513345, 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 #513345	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513345 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #513345 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513345; }
.text { color: #513345; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513345; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 51 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513345, #513336); }

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Questions

What color is #513345?: #513345 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513345?: The RGB value is 81, 51, 69: 81 red, 51 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513345?: The complementary color is #33513F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513345?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.