Close to Plum Purple
#51153A
#51153A is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 8.2% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #51153A.
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
13.83:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.83:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.52:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #51153A as they’d see it.
#51153A in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #51153A
What color is #51153A?
#51153A is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 8.2% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 323°, with 59% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #51153A in RGB?
#51153A is rgb(81, 21, 58): 81 red, 21 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #51153A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 74, 28, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #51153A?
PANTONE 229 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #51153A?
Its complement #003516 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.