Skip to content

#513624 Color

#513624 is rgb(81, 54, 36) in RGB, hsl(24, 38%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#513624
HEX#513624
RGBrgb(81, 54, 36)
HSLhsl(24, 38%, 23%)
HSVhsv(24, 56%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(36% 0.048 54.3)
LABlab(25.51% 10.72 16.39)
LCHlch(25.51% 19.59 56.82)

What #513624 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 #513624, 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 brown in the library.

#513624 Channel Values

How #513624 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 54 · B 368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 38% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 56% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 56% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.04:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #513624 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 text11.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #513624 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #513624

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #513624; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #513624

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #513624.

How #513624 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#513624
Protanopia#3C3C24
Protanomaly#453924
Deuteranopia#404022
Deuteranomaly#483C23
Tritanopia#523434
Tritanomaly#52352E
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #513624 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-513624: #513624;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #513624;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-513624': '#513624' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.212, blue: 0.141)
Android XML<color name="color_513624">#513624</color>
SVG fillfill="#513624"

More Brown Colors

#513624 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#513624 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #513624?

#513624 is a dark brown — rgb(81, 54, 36) in RGB and hsl(24, 38%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.36.

What is the RGB value of #513624?

#513624 is rgb(81, 54, 36) — red 81, green 54, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #513624?

#513624 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #513624 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #513624 scores 11.04:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #513624 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #513624 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 27.22, which is a different colour altogether.

Open #513624 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every brown in the color library, the guide to shades of brown, or the full color library.