What color is #99655D?

#99655D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99655D?

The RGB value is 153, 101, 93: 153 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99655D?

The complementary color is #5D9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99655D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99655D color

#99655D rgb(153, 101, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #99655D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 39.6% green and 36.5% blue (153, 101, 93).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#99655D color codes

HEX	`#99655D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 101, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 39.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, 19.95, 13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 23.89, 33.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.767, 16.871, 12.569)`
Decimal	`10052957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99655D, 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 #99655D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99655D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #99655D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99655d; }
.text { color: #99655d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99655d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 101 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99655d, #99835d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #99655D?: #99655D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99655D?: The RGB value is 153, 101, 93: 153 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99655D?: The complementary color is #5D9199, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99655D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.