#512E2A Color

#512E2A is rgb(81, 46, 42) in RGB, hsl(6, 32%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 43%, 48%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#512E2A

HEX#512E2A

RGBrgb(81, 46, 42)

HSLhsl(6, 32%, 24%)

HSVhsv(6, 48%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 43%, 48%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(34.4% 0.052 27.1)

LABlab(23.44% 16.10 9.80)

LCHlch(23.44% 18.85 31.31)

What #512E2A 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 #512E2A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Brown#523B35ΔE 7.7 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 9.03 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 9.83 Temptress#3C2126ΔE 10.27 Roast Coffee#704241ΔE 11.05 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 11.27

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#512E2A Channel Values

How #512E2A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 81 · G 46 · B 42	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 6° · S 32% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 6° · S 48% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 43% · Y 48% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.84:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #512E2A 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 text11.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #512E2A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #512E2A; 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 #512E2A

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

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How #512E2A 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#512E2A

Protanopia#36362A

Protanomaly#42332A

Deuteranopia#3C3C28

Deuteranomaly#453729

Tritanopia#512E2E

Tritanomaly#512E2C

Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #512E2A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-512e2a: #512E2A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #512E2A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-512e2a': '#512E2A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.180, blue: 0.165)

Android XML<color name="color_512e2a">#512E2A</color>

SVG fillfill="#512E2A"

More Red Colors

#512E2A sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#512E2A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #512E2A?

#512E2A is a dark red — rgb(81, 46, 42) in RGB and hsl(6, 32%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.7.

What is the RGB value of #512E2A?

#512E2A is rgb(81, 46, 42) — red 81, green 46, and blue 42 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #512E2A?

#512E2A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 43%, 48%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #512E2A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #512E2A scores 11.84:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #512E2A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #512E2A 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 28.2, which is a different colour altogether.

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