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#51383F Color

#51383F is rgb(81, 56, 63) in RGB, hsl(343, 18%, 27%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinfandel Red (#5A3844), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#51383F
HEX#51383F
RGBrgb(81, 56, 63)
HSLhsl(343, 18%, 27%)
HSVhsv(343, 31%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(37.2% 0.037 0.7)
LABlab(26.64% 12.36 0.30)
LCHlch(26.64% 12.36 1.40)

What #51383F 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 #51383F, 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 pink in the library.

#51383F Channel Values

How #51383F 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 56 · B 638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 18% · L 27%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 31% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 22% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.57:1 vs white · 1.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #51383F 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 text10.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #51383F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #51383F; 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 #51383F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #51383F.

How #51383F 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#51383F
Protanopia#3D3D3F
Protanomaly#463B3F
Deuteranopia#42423E
Deuteranomaly#483E3F
Tritanopia#503939
Tritanomaly#51393B
Achromatopsia#3F3F3F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #51383F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-51383f: #51383F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #51383F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-51383f': '#51383F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.220, blue: 0.247)
Android XML<color name="color_51383f">#51383F</color>
SVG fillfill="#51383F"

More Pink Colors

#51383F sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#51383F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #51383F?

#51383F is a dark pink — rgb(81, 56, 63) in RGB and hsl(343, 18%, 27%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinfandel Red (#5A3844), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.94.

What is the RGB value of #51383F?

#51383F is rgb(81, 56, 63) — red 81, green 56, and blue 63 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #51383F?

#51383F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #51383F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #51383F scores 10.57:1 against white and 1.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #51383F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #51383F 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 21.65, which is visibly different.

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