What color is #51432F?

#51432F 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 #51432F?

The RGB value is 81, 67, 47: 81 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #51432F?

The complementary color is #2F3D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #51432F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#51432F color

#51432F rgb(81, 67, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #51432F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 26.3% green and 18.4% blue (81, 67, 47).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 27% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 42% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#51432F color codes

HEX	`#51432F`
RGB	`rgb(81, 67, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 26.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 27%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 42%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 42%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.33, 2.72, 14.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.33, 14.65, 79.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.914, 5.969, 3.529)`
Decimal	`5325615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #51432F, 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 #51432F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#51432F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #51432F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #51432f; }
.text { color: #51432f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #51432f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 67 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #51432f, #4e512f); }

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Questions

What color is #51432F?: #51432F 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 #51432F?: The RGB value is 81, 67, 47: 81 red, 67 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #51432F?: The complementary color is #2F3D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #51432F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.