Skip to the color picker

#511c02 color: Evil Cigar

#511c02 is rgb(81, 28, 2) in RGB and oklch(30.448% 0.08707 43.18) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

20°
100%

30.4%
0.087
43°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Taupe
  • amber-950
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.84:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.52:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #511c02

#511c02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 30.4% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 43°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.84:1 contrast and black text 1.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Evil Cigar (#522000). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-950.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #511c02 mixed with white

  1. 511c02
  2. 62311c
  3. 744633
  4. 855c4b
  5. 967162
  6. a8887b
  7. b99f94
  8. cab6ae
  9. dccec8
  10. ede6e3

Darker: #511c02 mixed with black

  1. 511c02
  2. 451701
  3. 3a1201
  4. 2f0d01
  5. 240800
  6. 1a0500
  7. 100200
  8. 070100
  9. 020000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #511c02 with less saturation

  1. 511c02
  2. 4e1f09
  3. 4b210f
  4. 482414
  5. 452619
  6. 41281d
  7. 3e2921
  8. 3b2b24
  9. 372c28
  10. 332e2b

Questions about #511c02

What color is #511c02?

#511c02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Evil Cigar. In RGB it is rgb(81, 28, 2), in HSL hsl(19.75, 95.18%, 16.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.448% 0.08707 43.18).

What colors go well with #511c02?

The complementary color of #511c02 is #00364b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #521722 and #472600. The triadic partners are #003c22 and #2a2759.

Is white or black text more readable on #511c02?

White text reads better on #511c02: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and black gives 1.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #511c02 a warm or cool color?

#511c02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 43 degrees, its lightness 30.4% and its chroma 0.087.