What color is #663B32?

#663B32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663B32?

The RGB value is 102, 59, 50: 102 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663B32?

The complementary color is #325D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663B32 color

#663B32 rgb(102, 59, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #663B32 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 23.1% green and 19.6% blue (102, 59, 50).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 51% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hairy Heath (#633528), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#663B32 color codes

HEX	`#663B32`
RGB	`rgb(102, 59, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 23.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 51%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 51%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.87, 17.87, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.87, 22.5, 37.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.62, 6.184, 3.809)`
Decimal	`6699826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663B32, 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 #663B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #663B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663b32; }
.text { color: #663b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 59 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663b32, #665532); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #663B32?: #663B32 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Hairy Heath. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663B32?: The RGB value is 102, 59, 50: 102 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663B32?: The complementary color is #325D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.