What color is #514212?

#514212 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514212?

The RGB value is 81, 66, 18: 81 red, 66 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514212?

The complementary color is #122151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514212?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514212 color

#514212 rgb(81, 66, 18)

Shades of brown

The hex color #514212 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 25.9% green and 7.1% blue (81, 66, 18).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 64% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 78% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#514212 color codes

HEX	`#514212`
RGB	`rgb(81, 66, 18)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 25.9%, 7.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 64%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 78%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 78%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.62, 0.51, 30.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.62, 30.26, 89.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.451, 5.69, 1.383)`
Decimal	`5325330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514212, 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 #514212	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514212 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #514212 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514212; }
.text { color: #514212; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514212; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 66 18 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514212, #405112); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #514212?: #514212 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514212?: The RGB value is 81, 66, 18: 81 red, 66 green and 18 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514212?: The complementary color is #122151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514212?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.