What color is #633215?

#633215 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633215?

The RGB value is 99, 50, 21: 99 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633215?

The complementary color is #154663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633215?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633215 color

#633215 rgb(99, 50, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #633215 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 19.6% green and 8.2% blue (99, 50, 21).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 65% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 79% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Meatloaf (#663311), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.51:1).

#633215 color codes

HEX	`#633215`
RGB	`rgb(99, 50, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 19.6%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 65%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 79%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 79%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.7, 19.59, 27.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.7, 33.78, 54.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.422, 4.989, 1.334)`
Decimal	`6500885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633215, 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 #633215	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633215 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #633215 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633215; }
.text { color: #633215; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633215; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 50 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633215, #635915); }

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Questions

What color is #633215?: #633215 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Meatloaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633215?: The RGB value is 99, 50, 21: 99 red, 50 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633215?: The complementary color is #154663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633215?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.