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#51101F Color

#51101F is rgb(81, 16, 31) in RGB, hsl(346, 67%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 62%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51101F
HEX#51101F
RGBrgb(81, 16, 31)
HSLhsl(346, 67%, 19%)
HSVhsv(346, 80%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 62%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(29.3% 0.095 12.1)
LABlab(16.92% 30.96 8.72)
LCHlch(16.92% 32.16 15.73)

What #51101F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #51101F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#51101F Channel Values

How #51101F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 16 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 67% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 80% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 62% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance14.55:1 vs white · 1.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51101F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text14.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51101F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51101F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #51101F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51101F.

How #51101F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#51101F
Protanopia#25251F
Protanomaly#3B1E1F
Deuteranopia#31311C
Deuteranomaly#40271D
Tritanopia#501212
Tritanomaly#511218
Achromatopsia#292929

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Using #51101F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-51101f: #51101F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51101F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51101f': '#51101F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.063, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_51101f">#51101F</color>
SVG fillfill="#51101F"

More Red Colors

#51101F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51101F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51101F?

#51101F is a darkest red — rgb(81, 16, 31) in RGB and hsl(346, 67%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.18.

What is the RGB value of #51101F?

#51101F is rgb(81, 16, 31) — red 81, green 16, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51101F?

#51101F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 62%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51101F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51101F scores 14.55:1 against white and 1.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51101F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51101F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 36.34, which is a different colour altogether.

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