Palettes / Colors / #511101

#511101 — Deep Vivid Orange

#511101 is a orange color we call Deep Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #511101 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#511101 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #014151; it also sits naturally between #510119 and #513901. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 32% · Green 7% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 99% · Key 68%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #511101

.text { color: #511101; }
.background { background-color: #511101; }
.border { border: 3px solid #511101; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 17, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 98%, 16%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #511101; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 17, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #511101; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 17, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#511101">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#511101">Div content here</div>

Shades of #511101

Tints of #511101

Tones of #511101

Color harmonies

Complementary — #014151:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #511101: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #511101

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #511101 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #511101 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #511100  ·  #511102 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #511101?

#511101 is Deep Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 81, 17, 1). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #511101?

#511101 is RGB 81, 17, 1 — HSL 12°, 98%, 16% — CMYK 0%, 79%, 99%, 68%.

What colors go with #511101?

Its complement is #014151; analogous partners are #510119 and #513901. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #511101 for text?

White text on #511101 has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.43:1.