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#513D48 Color

#513D48 is rgb(81, 61, 72) in RGB, hsl(327, 14%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple Taupe (#50404D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.62. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#513D48
HEX#513D48
RGBrgb(81, 61, 72)
HSLhsl(327, 14%, 28%)
HSVhsv(327, 25%, 32%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 68%)
OKLCHoklch(38.6% 0.033 344.6)
LABlab(28.30% 10.57 -3.19)
LCHlch(28.30% 11.04 343.21)

What #513D48 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 #513D48, 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.

#513D48 Channel Values

How #513D48 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 61 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 327° · S 14% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 327° · S 25% · V 32%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 11% · K 68%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.95:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #513D48 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 text9.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #513D48

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #513D48; 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 #513D48

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 #513D48.

How #513D48 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#513D48
Protanopia#414148
Protanomaly#483F48
Deuteranopia#444447
Deuteranomaly#4A4248
Tritanopia#503F3F
Tritanomaly#503E42
Achromatopsia#434343

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #513D48 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-513d48: #513D48;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #513D48;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-513d48': '#513D48' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.239, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_513d48">#513D48</color>
SVG fillfill="#513D48"

More Pink Colors

#513D48 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#513D48 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #513D48?

#513D48 is a dark pink — rgb(81, 61, 72) in RGB and hsl(327, 14%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple Taupe (#50404D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.62.

What is the RGB value of #513D48?

#513D48 is rgb(81, 61, 72) — red 81, green 61, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #513D48?

#513D48 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #513D48 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #513D48 scores 9.95:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #513D48 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #513D48 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 19.54, which is visibly different.

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