What color is #513D39?

#513D39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513D39?

The RGB value is 81, 61, 57: 81 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513D39?

The complementary color is #394D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513D39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513D39 color

#513D39 rgb(81, 61, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513D39 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.9% green and 22.4% blue (81, 61, 57).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 17% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 30% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#513D39 color codes

HEX	`#513D39`
RGB	`rgb(81, 61, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.9%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 17%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 30%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 30%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.8, 8.07, 5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.8, 9.96, 35.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.801, 5.382, 4.603)`
Decimal	`5324089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513D39, 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 #513D39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513D39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #513D39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513d39; }
.text { color: #513d39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513d39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 61 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513d39, #514939); }

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Questions

What color is #513D39?: #513D39 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513D39?: The RGB value is 81, 61, 57: 81 red, 61 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513D39?: The complementary color is #394D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513D39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.