Information about #51383D color

#51383D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#51383D falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(81, 56, 61) — 31.8% red, 22% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 8 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #51383D sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Puce (#4F3A3C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Earlybird (#513939) and Wisteria And Burnt Bamboo (#4D3B3C).

The recipe behind #51383D is rgb(81, 56, 61), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:68), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. No one has named #51383D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51383D color variations

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

#51383D 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #51383D

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

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Earlybird color link
Earlybird

#513939

Van Cleef color link
Van Cleef

#523936

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Royal Brown color link
Royal Brown

#523B35

RockrJen color link
RockrJen

#4C313E

Congo Brown color link
Congo Brown

#593737

Paco color link
Paco

#4F4037

Echo color link
Echo

#483C3A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51383D
  • RGB81, 56, 61
  • CMYK0, 10, 8, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 56, 61)
  • HSL348°, 18%, 27%
  • HSL Precise348°, 18.248%, 26.863%
  • HSV348°, 31%, 32%
  • HSB348°, 31%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.220, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.220, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.220, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID51383D
  • DECIMAL ID5322813
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01