What color is #996611?

#996611 is a dark, vivid orange known as Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Embarrassed Frog?

The RGB value is 153, 102, 17: 153 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Embarrassed Frog?

The complementary color is #114499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996611?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Embarrassed Frog color: hex code #996611

#996611 rgb(153, 102, 17)

Shades of brown

Embarrassed Frog has the hex code #996611. It is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40% green and 6.7% blue (153, 102, 17).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

Embarrassed Frog (#996611) color codes

HEX	`#996611`
RGB	`rgb(153, 102, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 89%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 13.86, 50.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 52.6, 74.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.991, 16.317, 2.732)`
Decimal	`10053137`
Short hex	`#961`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Embarrassed Frog, 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 #996611	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#996611 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #996611 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996611; }
.text { color: #996611; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996611; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 102 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996611, #889911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #996611 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #996611?: #996611 is a dark, vivid orange known as Embarrassed Frog. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Embarrassed Frog?: The RGB value is 153, 102, 17: 153 red, 102 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Embarrassed Frog?: The complementary color is #114499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996611?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.