What color is #A33F00?

#A33F00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A33F00?

The RGB value is 163, 63, 0: 163 red, 63 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A33F00?

The complementary color is #0064A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A33F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A33F00 color

#A33F00 rgb(163, 63, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A33F00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 24.7% green and 0% blue (163, 63, 0).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 100% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Pepperoni (#AA4400), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#A33F00 color codes

HEX	`#A33F00`
RGB	`rgb(163, 63, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 24.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 100%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, 39.03, 51.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 64.3, 52.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.884, 11.344, 1.301)`
Decimal	`10698496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A33F00, 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 #A33F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A33F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #A33F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a33f00; }
.text { color: #a33f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a33f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 63 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a33f00, #a39100); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A33F00?: #A33F00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pepperoni. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A33F00?: The RGB value is 163, 63, 0: 163 red, 63 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A33F00?: The complementary color is #0064A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A33F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.