What color is #994A25?

#994A25 is a dark, moderate orange known as Coco Muck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Coco Muck?

The RGB value is 153, 74, 37: 153 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Coco Muck?

The complementary color is #257499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #994A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Coco Muck color: hex code #994A25

#994A25 rgb(153, 74, 37)

Shades of brown

Coco Muck has the hex code #994A25. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 29% green and 14.5% blue (153, 74, 37).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 61% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 76% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

Coco Muck (#994A25) color codes

HEX	`#994A25`
RGB	`rgb(153, 74, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 29%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 61%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 76%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 76%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.91, 30.34, 36.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.91, 47.43, 50.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.921, 11.805, 3.19)`
Decimal	`10045989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Coco Muck, 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 #994A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#994A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #994A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #994a25; }
.text { color: #994a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #994a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 74 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #994a25, #998425); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #994A25 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #994A25?: #994A25 is a dark, moderate orange known as Coco Muck. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Coco Muck?: The RGB value is 153, 74, 37: 153 red, 74 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Coco Muck?: The complementary color is #257499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #994A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.