What color is #993300?

#993300 is a dark, vivid orange known as Chocoholic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocoholic?

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

What is the complementary color of Chocoholic?

The complementary color is #006699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #993300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocoholic color: hex code #993300

#993300 rgb(153, 51, 0)

Shades of brown

Chocoholic has the hex code #993300. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 20% green and 0% blue (153, 51, 0).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

Chocoholic (#993300) color codes

HEX	`#993300`
RGB	`rgb(153, 51, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 20%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.26, 40.83, 48.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.26, 63.07, 49.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.322, 9.142, 1.01)`
Decimal	`10040064`
Short hex	`#930`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocoholic, 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 #993300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#993300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #993300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #993300; }
.text { color: #993300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 51 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #993300, #998000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saddle Brown.

See #993300 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #993300?: #993300 is a dark, vivid orange known as Chocoholic. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocoholic?: The RGB value is 153, 51, 0: 153 red, 51 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocoholic?: The complementary color is #006699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #993300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.