Information about #51472E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #51472E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. In numbers: rgb(81, 71, 46) (31.8% red, 27.8% green, 18% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 14 / 68 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#51472E presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that leans clearly toward the dark side. It is a natural fit for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Punga (#534931). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rikan Brown (#534A32) and Codium Fragile Seaweed (#524B2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(81, 71, 46) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #51472E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 9.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #51472E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#51472E color variations

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

#51472E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#51472E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#51472E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#51472E 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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#51472E 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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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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#362E52
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#2E4A52
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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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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
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#2E5247
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#472E52
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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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#38522E
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#2E3852
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#472E52
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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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#2E5236
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#2E3852
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#522E4A
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Nearest named colors to #51472E

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

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Codium Fragile Seaweed color link
Codium Fragile Seaweed

#524B2A

Deep Bronze color link
Deep Bronze

#51412D

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Waiouru color link
Waiouru

#4C4E31

Millbrook color link
Millbrook

#594433

Dark Gamboge color link
Dark Gamboge

#594627

Onion color link
Onion

#48412B

Ash Brown color link
Ash Brown

#493F2F

Simmered Seaweed color link
Simmered Seaweed

#4C3D30

Suburban color link
Suburban

#48402C

#51472E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#51472E
  • RGB81, 71, 46
  • CMYK0, 4, 14, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 71, 46)
  • HSL43°, 28%, 25%
  • HSL Precise42.857°, 27.559%, 24.902%
  • HSV43°, 43%, 32%
  • HSB43°, 43%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.278, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.278, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.278, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID51472E
  • DECIMAL ID5326638
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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