What color is #993311?

#993311 is a dark, vivid orange known as Choco Chic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Choco Chic?

The RGB value is 153, 51, 17: 153 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Choco Chic?

The complementary color is #117799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #993311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Choco Chic color: hex code #993311

#993311 rgb(153, 51, 17)

Shades of brown

Choco Chic has the hex code #993311. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 20% green and 6.7% blue (153, 51, 17).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

Choco Chic (#993311) color codes

HEX	`#993311`
RGB	`rgb(153, 51, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 20%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 89%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, 41.12, 41.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 58.66, 45.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.424, 9.183, 1.543)`
Decimal	`10040081`
Short hex	`#931`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Choco Chic, 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 #993311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#993311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #993311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #993311; }
.text { color: #993311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 51 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #993311, #997711); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

See #993311 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #993311?: #993311 is a dark, vivid orange known as Choco Chic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Choco Chic?: The RGB value is 153, 51, 17: 153 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Choco Chic?: The complementary color is #117799, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #993311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.