What color is #513F47?

#513F47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #513F47?

The RGB value is 81, 63, 71: 81 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #513F47?

The complementary color is #3F5149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #513F47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#513F47 color

#513F47 rgb(81, 63, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #513F47 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 24.7% green and 27.8% blue (81, 63, 71).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 12% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#513F47 color codes

HEX	`#513F47`
RGB	`rgb(81, 63, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 24.7%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 12%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 22%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.8, 9.35, -1.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.8, 9.53, 348.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.308, 5.759, 6.739)`
Decimal	`5324615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #513F47, 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 #513F47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#513F47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #513F47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #513f47; }
.text { color: #513f47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #513f47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 63 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #513f47, #51403f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #513F47?: #513F47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #513F47?: The RGB value is 81, 63, 71: 81 red, 63 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #513F47?: The complementary color is #3F5149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #513F47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.