Information about #514939 color

#514939 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #514939 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(81, 73, 57) — 31.8% red, 28.6% green, 22.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 9 / 68. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted warm orange, #514939 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Oilskin (#50453A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sooty Willow Bamboo (#4D4B3A) and Rambler (#53473D).

The recipe behind #514939 is rgb(81, 73, 57), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #514939 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #514939 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#514939 color variations

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

#514939 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 #514939

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

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Nest Egg color link
Nest Egg

#4D453A

Panda color link
Panda

#544F3A

Rocky Road color link
Rocky Road

#57463A

Rikan Brown color link
Rikan Brown

#534A32

Punga color link
Punga

#534931

Camouflage color link
Camouflage

#4F4D32

Kelp color link
Kelp

#4D503C

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#514939
  • RGB81, 73, 57
  • CMYK0, 3, 9, 68
  • CSSrgb(81, 73, 57)
  • HSL40°, 17%, 27%
  • HSL Precise40°, 17.391%, 27.059%
  • HSV40°, 30%, 32%
  • HSB40°, 30%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.318, 0.286, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.318, 0.286, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.318, 0.286, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID514939
  • DECIMAL ID5327161
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01