Information about #512121 color

#512121 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #512121 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 33, 33) — 31.8% red, 12.9% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 19 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid red, #512121 stays on the darker end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Red Baron (#511D22). Slightly further away sit Rialto (#4C2322) and Scoria (#532620).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 33, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.6:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #512121 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#512121 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#512121 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B95555

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White

#FFFFFF

#512121 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#512121 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#512121 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4F3320

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#4F2033

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#4F2046

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#512121 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#215050
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#213850
#213850

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#215038
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#502138
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#512121
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#215021
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#212150
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#505021
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#215050
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#212150
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#385021
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#215050
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#382150
#382150

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Nearest named colors to #512121

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Red Baron color link
Red Baron

#511D22

Rialto color link
Rialto

#4C2322

Scoria color link
Scoria

#532620

Lonestar color link
Lonestar

#522426

Nelson Red color link
Nelson Red

#4F2525

Burnt Crimson color link
Burnt Crimson

#582124

Speed Demon color link
Speed Demon

#551B24

Mayhem color link
Mayhem

#4D1B25

Volcano color link
Volcano

#4E2728

Caput Mortuum color link
Caput Mortuum

#592720

Zibibbo color link
Zibibbo

#51242B

Renegade color link
Renegade

#592228

#512121 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#512121
  • RGB81, 33, 33
  • CMYK0, 19, 19, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 33, 33)
  • HSL0°, 42%, 22%
  • HSL Precise0°, 42.105%, 22.353%
  • HSV0°, 59%, 32%
  • HSB0°, 59%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.129, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.129, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.129, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID512121
  • DECIMAL ID5316897
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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