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#511a38 color: Tulip Poplar Purple

#511a38 is rgb(81, 26, 56) in RGB and oklch(31.455% 0.09006 349.716) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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327°
100%

31.5%
0.090
350°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • pink-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #511a38

#511a38 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 31.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 350°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.51:1 contrast and black text 1.55:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tulip Poplar Purple (#531938). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-950.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #511a38 mixed with white

  1. 511a38
  2. 622f49
  3. 74455c
  4. 855a6e
  5. 967082
  6. a88795
  7. b99eaa
  8. cab5be
  9. dccdd4
  10. ede6e9

Darker: #511a38 mixed with black

  1. 511a38
  2. 45152f
  3. 3a1027
  4. 2f0c1f
  5. 240717
  6. 1a040f
  7. 100208
  8. 070104
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511a38 with less saturation

  1. 511a38
  2. 4e1d37
  3. 4c2037
  4. 492336
  5. 462535
  6. 432835
  7. 402a34
  8. 3c2c33
  9. 392e33
  10. 353032

Questions about #511a38

What color is #511a38?

#511a38 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Tulip Poplar Purple. In RGB it is rgb(81, 26, 56), in HSL hsl(327.27, 51.4%, 20.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.455% 0.09006 349.716).

What colors go well with #511a38?

The complementary color of #511a38 is #003e2a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #451f4d and #56191e. The triadic partners are #353400 and #003854.

Is white or black text more readable on #511a38?

White text reads better on #511a38: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511a38 a warm or cool color?

#511a38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 350 degrees, its lightness 31.5% and its chroma 0.09.