Information about #511A0B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #511A0B reads as a strongly colored earthy red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from French Puce (#4E1609). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Heath (#541012) and Deep Vermilion (#591600).
The recipe behind #511A0B is rgb(81, 26, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #511A0B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.5:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #511A0B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#511A0B color variations
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#511A0B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#511A0B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#511A0B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#511A0B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#511A0B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #511A0B color
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Nearest named colors to #511A0B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#4E1609
#541012
#591600
#59260B
#55280C
#592100
#5D1916
#5A2019
#412010
#520C17
#58111A
#481C1C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#511A0B
- RGB81, 26, 11
- CMYK0, 22, 27, 68
- CSSrgb(81, 26, 11)
- HSL13°, 76%, 18%
- HSL Precise12.857°, 76.087%, 18.039%
- HSV13°, 86%, 32%
- HSB13°, 86%, 32%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
- GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.102, 0.043)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.102, 0.043, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.102, 0.043)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyDark
- HEX ID511A0B
- DECIMAL ID5315083
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
