What color is #513F24?

#513F24 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 #513F24?

The RGB value is 81, 63, 36: 81 red, 63 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513F24?

The complementary color is #243651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513F24 color

#513F24 rgb(81, 63, 36)

Shades of brown

The hex color #513F24 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 24.7% green and 14.1% blue (81, 63, 36).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 38% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 56% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#513F24 color codes

HEX	`#513F24`
RGB	`rgb(81, 63, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 24.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 38%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 56%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 56%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.93, 3.91, 19.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.93, 19.84, 78.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.49, 5.432, 2.428)`
Decimal	`5324580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513F24, 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 #513F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #513F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513f24; }
.text { color: #513f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 63 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513f24, #4d5124); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #513F24?: #513F24 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 #513F24?: The RGB value is 81, 63, 36: 81 red, 63 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513F24?: The complementary color is #243651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.