What color is #51343C?

#51343C 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 #51343C?

The RGB value is 81, 52, 60: 81 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51343C?

The complementary color is #345149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51343C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51343C color

#51343C rgb(81, 52, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #51343C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.4% green and 23.5% blue (81, 52, 60).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#51343C color codes

HEX	`#51343C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 52, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.36, 14.39, 0.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.36, 14.39, 1.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.437, 4.532, 4.862)`
Decimal	`5321788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51343C, 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 #51343C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51343C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	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 #51343C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51343c; }
.text { color: #51343c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51343c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 52 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51343c, #513a34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #51343C?: #51343C 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 #51343C?: The RGB value is 81, 52, 60: 81 red, 52 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51343C?: The complementary color is #345149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51343C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.