What color is #633E3B?

#633E3B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #633E3B?

The RGB value is 99, 62, 59: 99 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #633E3B?

The complementary color is #3B6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #633E3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#633E3B color

#633E3B rgb(99, 62, 59)

Shades of red

The hex color #633E3B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 24.3% green and 23.1% blue (99, 62, 59).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 40% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#633E3B color codes

HEX	`#633E3B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 62, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 24.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 40%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 40%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.43, 15.81, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.43, 17.98, 28.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.658, 6.414, 4.972)`
Decimal	`6503995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #633E3B, 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 #633E3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#633E3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #633E3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #633e3b; }
.text { color: #633e3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #633e3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 62 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #633e3b, #63523b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #633E3B?: #633E3B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #633E3B?: The RGB value is 99, 62, 59: 99 red, 62 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #633E3B?: The complementary color is #3B6063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #633E3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.