What color is #514D32?

#514D32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514D32?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 50: 81 red, 77 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D32?

The complementary color is #323651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D32 color

#514D32 rgb(81, 77, 50)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #514D32 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 19.6% blue (81, 77, 50).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 38% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#514D32 color codes

HEX	`#514D32`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 38%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.45, -3.1, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.45, 16.93, 100.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.623, 7.288, 4.075)`
Decimal	`5328178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D32, 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 #514D32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #514D32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d32; }
.text { color: #514d32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d32, #465132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #514D32?: #514D32 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514D32?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 50: 81 red, 77 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D32?: The complementary color is #323651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.