What color is #633E2F?

#633E2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633E2F?

The RGB value is 99, 62, 47: 99 red, 62 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633E2F?

The complementary color is #2F5463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633E2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633E2F color

#633E2F rgb(99, 62, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #633E2F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 24.3% green and 18.4% blue (99, 62, 47).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 53% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Escape (#623D2E), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#633E2F color codes

HEX	`#633E2F`
RGB	`rgb(99, 62, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 24.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 53%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 53%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.17, 14.33, 15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.17, 21.41, 47.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.382, 6.304, 3.517)`
Decimal	`6503983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633E2F, 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 #633E2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633E2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #633E2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633e2f; }
.text { color: #633e2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633e2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 62 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633e2f, #63582f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #633E2F?: #633E2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Escape. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633E2F?: The RGB value is 99, 62, 47: 99 red, 62 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633E2F?: The complementary color is #2F5463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633E2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.