What color is #633B27?

#633B27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633B27?

The RGB value is 99, 59, 39: 99 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633B27?

The complementary color is #274F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633B27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633B27 color

#633B27 rgb(99, 59, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #633B27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 23.1% green and 15.3% blue (99, 59, 39).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 61% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#633B27 color codes

HEX	`#633B27`
RGB	`rgb(99, 59, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 23.1%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 61%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 61%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.23, 15.39, 19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.23, 25.02, 52.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.076, 5.928, 2.691)`
Decimal	`6503207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633B27, 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 #633B27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633B27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #633B27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633b27; }
.text { color: #633b27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633b27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 59 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633b27, #635927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #633B27?: #633B27 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633B27?: The RGB value is 99, 59, 39: 99 red, 59 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633B27?: The complementary color is #274F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633B27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.