What color is #633528?

#633528 is a dark, desaturated red known as Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hairy Heath?

The RGB value is 99, 53, 40: 99 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hairy Heath?

The complementary color is #285663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633528?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hairy Heath color: hex code #633528

#633528 rgb(99, 53, 40)

Shades of brown

Hairy Heath has the hex code #633528. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 20.8% green and 15.7% blue (99, 53, 40).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 42% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 60% yellow and 61% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

Hairy Heath (#633528) color codes

HEX	`#633528`
RGB	`rgb(99, 53, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 20.8%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 42%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 60%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 60%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.72, 19.15, 17.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.72, 25.73, 41.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.802, 5.353, 2.682)`
Decimal	`6501672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hairy Heath, 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 #633528	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633528 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #633528 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633528; }
.text { color: #633528; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633528; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 53 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633528, #635328); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

See #633528 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #633528?: #633528 is a dark, desaturated red known as Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hairy Heath?: The RGB value is 99, 53, 40: 99 red, 53 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hairy Heath?: The complementary color is #285663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633528?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.