What color is #51382B?

#51382B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51382B?

The RGB value is 81, 56, 43: 81 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51382B?

The complementary color is #2B4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51382B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51382B color

#51382B rgb(81, 56, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #51382B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 22% green and 16.9% blue (81, 56, 43).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 31% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 47% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#51382B color codes

HEX	`#51382B`
RGB	`rgb(81, 56, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 22%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 31%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 47%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 47%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 9.23, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 15.57, 53.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.244, 4.752, 2.926)`
Decimal	`5322795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51382B, 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 #51382B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51382B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #51382B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51382b; }
.text { color: #51382b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51382b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 56 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51382b, #514b2b); }

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Questions

What color is #51382B?: #51382B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51382B?: The RGB value is 81, 56, 43: 81 red, 56 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51382B?: The complementary color is #2B4451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51382B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.