What color is #514D45?

#514D45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #514D45?

The RGB value is 81, 77, 69: 81 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #514D45?

The complementary color is #454951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #514D45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#514D45 color

#514D45 rgb(81, 77, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #514D45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.8% red, 30.2% green and 27.1% blue (81, 77, 69).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#514D45 color codes

HEX	`#514D45`
RGB	`rgb(81, 77, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.8%, 30.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 15%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 0.05, 5.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 5.34, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.121, 7.487, 6.699)`
Decimal	`5328197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #514D45, 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 #514D45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#514D45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #514D45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #514d45; }
.text { color: #514d45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #514d45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(81 77 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #514d45, #4f5145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #514D45?: #514D45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #514D45?: The RGB value is 81, 77, 69: 81 red, 77 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #514D45?: The complementary color is #454951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #514D45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.