What color is #633A30?

#633A30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633A30?

The RGB value is 99, 58, 48: 99 red, 58 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633A30?

The complementary color is #305963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633A30 color

#633A30 rgb(99, 58, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #633A30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 22.7% green and 18.8% blue (99, 58, 48).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 35% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 52% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#633A30 color codes

HEX	`#633A30`
RGB	`rgb(99, 58, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 22.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 35%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 52%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 52%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.14, 16.92, 13.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.14, 21.9, 39.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.193, 5.893, 3.554)`
Decimal	`6502960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633A30, 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 #633A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #633A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633a30; }
.text { color: #633a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 58 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633a30, #635330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #633A30?: #633A30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633A30?: The RGB value is 99, 58, 48: 99 red, 58 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633A30?: The complementary color is #305963, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.