What color is #513E24?

#513E24 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 #513E24?

The RGB value is 81, 62, 36: 81 red, 62 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513E24?

The complementary color is #243751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513E24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513E24 color

#513E24 rgb(81, 62, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513E24 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 24.3% green and 14.1% blue (81, 62, 36).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 38% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 56% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#513E24 color codes

HEX	`#513E24`
RGB	`rgb(81, 62, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 24.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 38%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 56%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 56%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.63, 4.55, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.63, 19.61, 76.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.435, 5.322, 2.41)`
Decimal	`5324324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513E24, 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 #513E24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513E24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #513E24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513e24; }
.text { color: #513e24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513e24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 62 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513e24, #4d5124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #513E24?: #513E24 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 #513E24?: The RGB value is 81, 62, 36: 81 red, 62 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513E24?: The complementary color is #243751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513E24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.