What color is #513B43?

#513B43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513B43?

The RGB value is 81, 59, 67: 81 red, 59 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513B43?

The complementary color is #3B5149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513B43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513B43 color

#513B43 rgb(81, 59, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513B43 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.1% green and 26.3% blue (81, 59, 67).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 16% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#513B43 color codes

HEX	`#513B43`
RGB	`rgb(81, 59, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 16%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 27%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 17%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.53, 11.15, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.53, 11.2, 354.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.97, 5.283, 6.014)`
Decimal	`5323587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513B43, 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 #513B43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513B43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #513B43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513b43; }
.text { color: #513b43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513b43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 59 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513b43, #513e3b); }

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Questions

What color is #513B43?: #513B43 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513B43?: The RGB value is 81, 59, 67: 81 red, 59 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513B43?: The complementary color is #3B5149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513B43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.