What color is #514B42?

#514B42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514B42?

The RGB value is 81, 75, 66: 81 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514B42?

The complementary color is #424851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514B42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514B42 color

#514B42 rgb(81, 75, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514B42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 29.4% green and 25.9% blue (81, 75, 66).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#514B42 color codes

HEX	`#514B42`
RGB	`rgb(81, 75, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 29.4%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 19%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.2, 0.74, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.2, 6.31, 83.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.893, 7.175, 6.175)`
Decimal	`5327682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514B42, 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 #514B42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514B42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #514B42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514b42; }
.text { color: #514b42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514b42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 75 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514b42, #4f5142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #514B42?: #514B42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514B42?: The RGB value is 81, 75, 66: 81 red, 75 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514B42?: The complementary color is #424851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514B42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.