What color is #63523A?

#63523A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63523A?

The RGB value is 99, 82, 58: 99 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63523A?

The complementary color is #3A4B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63523A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63523A color

#63523A rgb(99, 82, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #63523A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 32.2% green and 22.7% blue (99, 82, 58).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 26% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 41% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#63523A color codes

HEX	`#63523A`
RGB	`rgb(99, 82, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 32.2%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 26%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 41%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 41%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, 3.26, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 17.04, 78.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.927, 8.993, 5.268)`
Decimal	`6509114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63523A, 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 #63523A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#63523A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #63523A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63523a; }
.text { color: #63523a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63523a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 82 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63523a, #60633a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #63523A?: #63523A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63523A?: The RGB value is 99, 82, 58: 99 red, 82 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63523A?: The complementary color is #3A4B63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63523A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.