What color is #513C27?

#513C27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513C27?

The RGB value is 81, 60, 39: 81 red, 60 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513C27?

The complementary color is #273C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513C27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513C27 color

#513C27 rgb(81, 60, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513C27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.5% green and 15.3% blue (81, 60, 39).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 35% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 52% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.37:1).

#513C27 color codes

HEX	`#513C27`
RGB	`rgb(81, 60, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.5%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 35%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 52%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 52%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.1, 6.17, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.1, 17.64, 69.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.376, 5.128, 2.626)`
Decimal	`5323815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513C27, 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 #513C27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513C27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #513C27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513c27; }
.text { color: #513c27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513c27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 60 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513c27, #515127); }

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Questions

What color is #513C27?: #513C27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513C27?: The RGB value is 81, 60, 39: 81 red, 60 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513C27?: The complementary color is #273C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513C27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.