#511e1b

Color #511e1b

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Saddle Brown #8b4513 · ΔE 32.73 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#511e1b

RGB

rgb(81, 30, 27)

HSL

hsl(3.3, 50%, 21.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.3, 66.7%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63%, 66.7%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(19.05, 23.67, 14.07)

LCH

lch(19.05, 27.54, 30.73)

OKLCH

oklch(31.1%, 0.0774, 25.9)

HWB

hwb(3.3, 10.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1b4e51

Analogous

#511b33

#511e1b

#51391b

Triadic

#511e1b

#1b511e

#1e1b51

Split-complementary

#511e1b

#1b5139

#1b3351

Tetradic

#511e1b

#4e511b

#1b4e51

#1e1b51

Square

#511e1b

#33511b

#1b4e51

#391b51

Shades

Color #511e1b mixed toward black.

#441917

#361412

#290f0e

#1b0a09

#0e0505

Tints

Color #511e1b mixed toward white.

#83312c

#b6433d

#cd6e68

#de9e9b

#eecfcd

Tones

Color #511e1b mixed toward gray.

#4d2220

#482624

#442a29

#3f2e2d

#3b3232

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.55:1

White text reads better on this background (13.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41401c · ΔE 27.8

Deuteranopia

#43461c · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#4f1c1c · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #511e1b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#511e1b]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#511e1b (#511e1b) is rgb(81, 30, 27) in RGB.

No, #511e1b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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