What color is #514B36?

#514B36 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514B36?

The RGB value is 81, 75, 54: 81 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514B36?

The complementary color is #363C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514B36 color

#514B36 rgb(81, 75, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #514B36 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.4% green and 21.2% blue (81, 75, 54).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 20% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.72:1).

#514B36 color codes

HEX	`#514B36`
RGB	`rgb(81, 75, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 29.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 20%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.92, -1.28, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.92, 13.51, 95.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.575, 7.048, 4.503)`
Decimal	`5327670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514B36, 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 #514B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #514B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514b36; }
.text { color: #514b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 75 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514b36, #4a5136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #514B36?: #514B36 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514B36?: The RGB value is 81, 75, 54: 81 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514B36?: The complementary color is #363C51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.