Close to Chocolate Cosmos
#511114
#511114 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 6.7% green, and 7.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 65% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #511114.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
14.58:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.44:1 FailThis color as text on white
14.58:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.44:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #511114 as they’d see it.
#511114 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #511114
What color is #511114?
#511114 is a very dark, rich red, close to the color Chocolate Cosmos. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 6.7% green, and 7.8% blue. Its hue is 357°, with 65% saturation and 19% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #511114 in RGB?
#511114 is rgb(81, 17, 20): 81 red, 17 green, and 20 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #511114 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 79, 75, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #511114?
PANTONE 490 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #511114?
Its complement #002F2D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.