What color is #513D3C?

#513D3C 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 #513D3C?

The RGB value is 81, 61, 60: 81 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513D3C?

The complementary color is #3C5051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513D3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513D3C color

#513D3C rgb(81, 61, 60)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513D3C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 23.9% green and 23.5% blue (81, 61, 60).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#513D3C color codes

HEX	`#513D3C`
RGB	`rgb(81, 61, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 23.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 26%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.88, 8.58, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.88, 9.46, 24.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.878, 5.413, 5.009)`
Decimal	`5324092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513D3C, 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 #513D3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513D3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #513D3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513d3c; }
.text { color: #513d3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513d3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 61 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513d3c, #51483c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #513D3C?: #513D3C 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 #513D3C?: The RGB value is 81, 61, 60: 81 red, 61 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513D3C?: The complementary color is #3C5051, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513D3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.