What color is #632B16?

#632B16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #632B16?

The RGB value is 99, 43, 22: 99 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #632B16?

The complementary color is #164E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #632B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#632B16 color

#632B16 rgb(99, 43, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #632B16 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 16.9% green and 8.6% blue (99, 43, 22).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 64% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 78% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5E2912), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#632B16 color codes

HEX	`#632B16`
RGB	`rgb(99, 43, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 16.9%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 64%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 78%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 78%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.07, 23.75, 25.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.07, 34.63, 46.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.155, 4.439, 1.292)`
Decimal	`6499094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #632B16, 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 #632B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#632B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #632B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #632b16; }
.text { color: #632b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #632b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 43 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #632b16, #635216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #632B16?: #632B16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Fudge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #632B16?: The RGB value is 99, 43, 22: 99 red, 43 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #632B16?: The complementary color is #164E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #632B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.