What color is #513B2C?

#513B2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513B2C?

The RGB value is 81, 59, 44: 81 red, 59 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513B2C?

The complementary color is #2C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513B2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513B2C color

#513B2C rgb(81, 59, 44)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513B2C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.1% green and 17.3% blue (81, 59, 44).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 30% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 46% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#513B2C color codes

HEX	`#513B2C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 59, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.1%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 30%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 46%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 46%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.9, 7.43, 13.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.9, 15.04, 60.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.412, 5.059, 3.074)`
Decimal	`5323564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513B2C, 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 #513B2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513B2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #513B2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513b2c; }
.text { color: #513b2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513b2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 59 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513b2c, #514e2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #513B2C?: #513B2C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513B2C?: The RGB value is 81, 59, 44: 81 red, 59 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513B2C?: The complementary color is #2C4251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513B2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.