What color is #99341B?

#99341B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Spill the Beans. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99341B?

The RGB value is 153, 52, 27: 153 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99341B?

The complementary color is #1B8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99341B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99341B color

#99341B rgb(153, 52, 27)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99341B is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 20.4% green and 10.6% blue (153, 52, 27).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 70% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 82% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Spill the Beans (#9B351B), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#99341B color codes

HEX	`#99341B`
RGB	`rgb(153, 52, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 20.4%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 70%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 82%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 82%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.57, 40.95, 37.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.57, 55.39, 42.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.564, 9.31, 2.067)`
Decimal	`10040347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99341B, 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 #99341B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#99341B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #99341B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99341b; }
.text { color: #99341b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99341b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 52 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99341b, #99731b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #99341B?: #99341B is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Spill the Beans. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99341B?: The RGB value is 153, 52, 27: 153 red, 52 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99341B?: The complementary color is #1B8099, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99341B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.