What color is #513534?

#513534 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513534?

The RGB value is 81, 53, 52: 81 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513534?

The complementary color is #345051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513534?

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.

#513534 color

#513534 rgb(81, 53, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #513534 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.8% green and 20.4% blue (81, 53, 52).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 36% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#513534 color codes

HEX	`#513534`
RGB	`rgb(81, 53, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 36%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 12.44, 5.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 13.7, 24.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.286, 4.544, 3.847)`
Decimal	`5322036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513534, 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 #513534	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513534 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 #513534 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513534; }
.text { color: #513534; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513534; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 53 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513534, #514434); }

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Questions

What color is #513534?: #513534 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513534?: The RGB value is 81, 53, 52: 81 red, 53 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513534?: The complementary color is #345051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513534?: 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.