#51242c

Color #51242c

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 29.21 Nearest Tailwind class pink-950 #510424 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#51242c

RGB

rgb(81, 36, 44)

HSL

hsl(349.3, 38.5%, 22.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(349.3, 55.6%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 45.7%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(20.8, 21.97, 4.68)

LCH

lch(20.8, 22.46, 12.03)

OKLCH

oklch(32.6%, 0.0677, 10.38)

HWB

hwb(349.3, 14.1%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#245149

Analogous

#512442

#51242c

#513224

Triadic

#51242c

#2c5124

#242c51

Split-complementary

#51242c

#245132

#244251

Tetradic

#51242c

#514924

#245149

#242c51

Square

#51242c

#425124

#245149

#322451

Shades

Color #51242c mixed toward black.

#431e25

#36181d

#281216

#1b0c0f

#0d0607

Tints

Color #51242c mixed toward white.

#7e3845

#ac4c5d

#c37784

#d7a4ad

#ebd2d6

Tones

Color #51242c mixed toward gray.

#4d282e

#492b31

#462f33

#423336

#3e3738

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.64:1

White text reads better on this background (12.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#42422a · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#44472a · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#4f2928 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #51242c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51242c]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#51242c (#51242c) is rgb(81, 36, 44) in RGB.

No, #51242c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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