What color is #632E17?

#632E17 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 #632E17?

The RGB value is 99, 46, 23: 99 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #632E17?

The complementary color is #174C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #632E17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#632E17 color

#632E17 rgb(99, 46, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #632E17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 18% green and 9% blue (99, 46, 23).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 77% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hot Fudge (#5E2912), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#632E17 color codes

HEX	`#632E17`
RGB	`rgb(99, 46, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 18%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 77%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 77%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.77, 22.07, 25.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.77, 33.63, 48.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.278, 4.669, 1.381)`
Decimal	`6499863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #632E17, 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 #632E17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#632E17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	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 #632E17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #632e17; }
.text { color: #632e17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #632e17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 46 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #632e17, #635417); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #632E17?: #632E17 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 #632E17?: The RGB value is 99, 46, 23: 99 red, 46 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #632E17?: The complementary color is #174C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #632E17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and white text 10.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.