What color is #634A22?

#634A22 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #634A22?

The RGB value is 99, 74, 34: 99 red, 74 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #634A22?

The complementary color is #223B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #634A22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#634A22 color

#634A22 rgb(99, 74, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #634A22 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 29% green and 13.3% blue (99, 74, 34).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 49% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 66% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#634A22 color codes

HEX	`#634A22`
RGB	`rgb(99, 74, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 29%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 49%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 66%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 66%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, 5.65, 27.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 28.11, 78.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.884, 7.666, 2.578)`
Decimal	`6507042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #634A22, 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 #634A22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#634A22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #634A22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #634a22; }
.text { color: #634a22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #634a22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 74 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #634a22, #5c6322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #634A22?: #634A22 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #634A22?: The RGB value is 99, 74, 34: 99 red, 74 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #634A22?: The complementary color is #223B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #634A22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.