What color is #51412F?

#51412F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #51412F?

The RGB value is 81, 65, 47: 81 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51412F?

The complementary color is #2F3F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51412F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51412F color

#51412F rgb(81, 65, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #51412F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 25.5% green and 18.4% blue (81, 65, 47).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Turtle (#523F31), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#51412F color codes

HEX	`#51412F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 65, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 25.5%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 42%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.73, 3.99, 13.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.73, 14.17, 73.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.797, 5.735, 3.49)`
Decimal	`5325103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51412F, 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 #51412F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51412F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	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 #51412F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51412f; }
.text { color: #51412f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51412f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 65 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51412f, #50512f); }

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Questions

What color is #51412F?: #51412F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #51412F?: The RGB value is 81, 65, 47: 81 red, 65 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51412F?: The complementary color is #2F3F51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51412F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.