What color is #99522B?

#99522B is a moderate orange known as Ancient Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ancient Chest?

The RGB value is 153, 82, 43: 153 red, 82 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ancient Chest?

The complementary color is #2B7299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99522B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ancient Chest color: hex code #99522B

#99522B rgb(153, 82, 43)

Shades of brown

Ancient Chest has the hex code #99522B. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 32.2% green and 16.9% blue (153, 82, 43).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 56% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 72% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

Ancient Chest (#99522B) color codes

HEX	`#99522B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 82, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 32.2%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 56%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 72%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 72%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, 26.26, 35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 43.95, 53.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.592, 12.983, 3.917)`
Decimal	`10048043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ancient Chest, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99522B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99522B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99522B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99522b; }
.text { color: #99522b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99522b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 82 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99522b, #99892b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #99522B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #99522B?: #99522B is a moderate orange known as Ancient Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ancient Chest?: The RGB value is 153, 82, 43: 153 red, 82 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ancient Chest?: The complementary color is #2B7299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99522B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.