What color is #996633?

#996633 is a desaturated orange known as Woodgrain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Woodgrain?

The RGB value is 153, 102, 51: 153 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Woodgrain?

The complementary color is #336699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #996633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Woodgrain color: hex code #996633

#996633 rgb(153, 102, 51)

Shades of brown

Woodgrain has the hex code #996633. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 40% green and 20% blue (153, 102, 51).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 67% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

Woodgrain (#996633) color codes

HEX	`#996633`
RGB	`rgb(153, 102, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 40%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 67%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, 15.37, 36.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 39.6, 67.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.487, 16.516, 5.346)`
Decimal	`10053171`
Short hex	`#963`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Woodgrain, 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 #996633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#996633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #996633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #996633; }
.text { color: #996633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #996633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 102 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #996633, #999933); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #996633 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #996633?: #996633 is a desaturated orange known as Woodgrain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Woodgrain?: The RGB value is 153, 102, 51: 153 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Woodgrain?: The complementary color is #336699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #996633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.