What color is #993322?

#993322 is a dark, moderate red known as Chocolate Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Lust?

The RGB value is 153, 51, 34: 153 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Lust?

The complementary color is #228899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #993322?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Lust color: hex code #993322

#993322 rgb(153, 51, 34)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Lust has the hex code #993322. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 20% green and 13.3% blue (153, 51, 34).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 78% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Chocolate Lust (#993322) color codes

HEX	`#993322`
RGB	`rgb(153, 51, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 20%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 64%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 78%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 78%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, 41.66, 33.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 53.39, 38.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.611, 9.258, 2.531)`
Decimal	`10040098`
Short hex	`#932`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Lust, 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 #993322	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#993322 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #993322 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #993322; }
.text { color: #993322; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993322; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 51 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #993322, #996e22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #993322 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #993322?: #993322 is a dark, moderate red known as Chocolate Lust. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Lust?: The RGB value is 153, 51, 34: 153 red, 51 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Lust?: The complementary color is #228899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #993322?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.