What color is #513634?

#513634 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 #513634?

The RGB value is 81, 54, 52: 81 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513634?

The complementary color is #344F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513634?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513634 color

#513634 rgb(81, 54, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #513634 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 21.2% green and 20.4% blue (81, 54, 52).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 36% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#513634 color codes

HEX	`#513634`
RGB	`rgb(81, 54, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 21.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 36%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 36%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.67, 11.79, 6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.67, 13.29, 27.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.333, 4.636, 3.862)`
Decimal	`5322292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513634, 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 #513634	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513634 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #513634 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513634; }
.text { color: #513634; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513634; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 54 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513634, #514534); }

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Questions

What color is #513634?: #513634 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 #513634?: The RGB value is 81, 54, 52: 81 red, 54 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513634?: The complementary color is #344F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513634?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.