#512f2b

Color #512f2b

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.51 Nearest Tailwind class orange-950 #441306 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#512f2b

RGB

rgb(81, 47, 43)

HSL

hsl(6.3, 30.6%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.3, 46.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42%, 46.9%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(23.53, 15.02, 9.17)

LCH

lch(23.53, 17.6, 31.4)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.0508, 27.17)

HWB

hwb(6.3, 16.9%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b4d51

Analogous

#512b3a

#512f2b

#51422b

Triadic

#512f2b

#2b512f

#2f2b51

Split-complementary

#512f2b

#2b5142

#2b3a51

Tetradic

#512f2b

#4d512b

#2b4d51

#2f2b51

Square

#512f2b

#3a512b

#2b4d51

#422b51

Shades

Color #512f2b mixed toward black.

#432724

#361f1d

#281716

#1b100e

#0d0807

Tints

Color #512f2b mixed toward white.

#7b4741

#a56058

#bc8781

#d2afab

#e9d7d5

Tones

Color #512f2b mixed toward gray.

#4e312e

#4b3431

#473634

#443938

#413b3b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.79:1

White text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45442c · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#46492c · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#502d2d · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #512f2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#512f2b]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#512f2b (#512f2b) is rgb(81, 47, 43) in RGB.

No, #512f2b 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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