What color is #513D1E?

#513D1E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513D1E?

The RGB value is 81, 61, 30: 81 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513D1E?

The complementary color is #1E3251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513D1E color

#513D1E rgb(81, 61, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513D1E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.9% green and 11.8% blue (81, 61, 30).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 46% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 63% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#513D1E color codes

HEX	`#513D1E`
RGB	`rgb(81, 61, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 46%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 63%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.24, 4.59, 22.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.24, 22.71, 78.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.297, 5.181, 1.949)`
Decimal	`5324062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513D1E, 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 #513D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #513D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513d1e; }
.text { color: #513d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 61 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513d1e, #4b511e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #513D1E?: #513D1E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513D1E?: The RGB value is 81, 61, 30: 81 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513D1E?: The complementary color is #1E3251, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.