What color is #513839?

#513839 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513839?

The RGB value is 81, 56, 57: 81 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513839?

The complementary color is #385150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513839?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513839 color

#513839 rgb(81, 56, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513839 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 22% green and 22.4% blue (81, 56, 57).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 18% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#513839 color codes

HEX	`#513839`
RGB	`rgb(81, 56, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 22%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 18%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 31%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.37, 11.3, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.37, 11.93, 18.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.546, 4.873, 4.519)`
Decimal	`5322809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513839, 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 #513839	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513839 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #513839 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513839; }
.text { color: #513839; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513839; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 56 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513839, #514338); }

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Questions

What color is #513839?: #513839 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513839?: The RGB value is 81, 56, 57: 81 red, 56 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513839?: The complementary color is #385150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513839?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.