Close to Plum Purple
#511D37
#511D37 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 11.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 47% saturation and 22% 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 #511D37.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
13.28:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.58:1 FailThis color as text on white
13.28:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.58:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #511D37 as they’d see it.
#511D37 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 #511D37
What color is #511D37?
#511D37 is a very dark, rich pink, close to the color Plum Purple. In RGB it’s made of 31.8% red, 11.4% green, and 21.6% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 47% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #511D37 in RGB?
#511D37 is rgb(81, 29, 55): 81 red, 29 green, and 55 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #511D37 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 32, 68). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #511D37?
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 #511D37?
Its complement #00381F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.