What color is #513746?

#513746 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513746?

The RGB value is 81, 55, 70: 81 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513746?

The complementary color is #375142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513746 color

#513746 rgb(81, 55, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #513746 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 21.6% green and 27.5% blue (81, 55, 70).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 14% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#513746 color codes

HEX	`#513746`
RGB	`rgb(81, 55, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 21.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 32%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 14%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.52, 14.32, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.52, 15.04, 342.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.865, 4.924, 6.435)`
Decimal	`5322566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513746, 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 #513746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #513746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513746; }
.text { color: #513746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 55 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513746, #513739); }

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Questions

What color is #513746?: #513746 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513746?: The RGB value is 81, 55, 70: 81 red, 55 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513746?: The complementary color is #375142, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.