What color is #513E42?

#513E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513E42?

The RGB value is 81, 62, 66: 81 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513E42?

The complementary color is #3E514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513E42 color

#513E42 rgb(81, 62, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513E42 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 24.3% green and 25.9% blue (81, 62, 66).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#513E42 color codes

HEX	`#513E42`
RGB	`rgb(81, 62, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 24.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.35, 9.02, 0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.35, 9.05, 4.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.099, 5.588, 5.911)`
Decimal	`5324354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513E42, 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 #513E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #513E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513e42; }
.text { color: #513e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 62 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513e42, #51443e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #513E42?: #513E42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513E42?: The RGB value is 81, 62, 66: 81 red, 62 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513E42?: The complementary color is #3E514D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.