What color is #663311?

#663311 is a dark, moderate orange known as Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Meatloaf?

The RGB value is 102, 51, 17: 102 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Meatloaf?

The complementary color is #114466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663311?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Meatloaf color: hex code #663311

#663311 rgb(102, 51, 17)

Shades of brown

Meatloaf has the hex code #663311. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 20% green and 6.7% blue (102, 51, 17).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 71% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 83% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.26:1).

Meatloaf (#663311) color codes

HEX	`#663311`
RGB	`rgb(102, 51, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 20%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 71%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 83%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 83%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.39, 20.18, 30.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.39, 36.57, 56.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.765, 5.234, 1.184)`
Decimal	`6697745`
Short hex	`#631`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Meatloaf, 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 #663311	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663311 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #663311 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663311; }
.text { color: #663311; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663311; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 51 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663311, #665d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #663311 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #663311?: #663311 is a dark, moderate orange known as Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Meatloaf?: The RGB value is 102, 51, 17: 102 red, 51 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Meatloaf?: The complementary color is #114466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663311?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.