What color is #513D30?

#513D30 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 #513D30?

The RGB value is 81, 61, 48: 81 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513D30?

The complementary color is #304451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513D30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513D30 color

#513D30 rgb(81, 61, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513D30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.9% green and 18.8% blue (81, 61, 48).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 26% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 41% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#513D30 color codes

HEX	`#513D30`
RGB	`rgb(81, 61, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.9%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 26%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 41%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 41%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.57, 6.69, 11.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.57, 13.21, 59.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.596, 5.301, 3.524)`
Decimal	`5324080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513D30, 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 #513D30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513D30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #513D30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513d30; }
.text { color: #513d30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513d30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 61 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513d30, #514e30); }

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Questions

What color is #513D30?: #513D30 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 #513D30?: The RGB value is 81, 61, 48: 81 red, 61 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513D30?: The complementary color is #304451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513D30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.