What color is #513536?

#513536 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 #513536?

The RGB value is 81, 53, 54: 81 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513536?

The complementary color is #355150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513536?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513536 color

#513536 rgb(81, 53, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #513536 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 20.8% green and 21.2% blue (81, 53, 54).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#513536 color codes

HEX	`#513536`
RGB	`rgb(81, 53, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 20.8%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.45, 12.75, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.45, 13.52, 19.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.332, 4.562, 4.089)`
Decimal	`5322038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513536, 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 #513536	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513536 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #513536 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513536; }
.text { color: #513536; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513536; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 53 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513536, #514235); }

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Questions

What color is #513536?: #513536 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 #513536?: The RGB value is 81, 53, 54: 81 red, 53 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513536?: The complementary color is #355150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513536?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 10.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.