Recognised as Colour
#63230F
- #63230F
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Saddle brown
#63230F is a red with RGB values 99, 35, 15 and HSL 14°, 74%, 22%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Saddle brown.
Colour values
#63230F#63230F
HEX#63230F
RGBrgb(99, 35, 15)
RGB (0–1)0.3882, 0.1373, 0.0588
RGB percentages38.8%, 13.7%, 5.9%
HSLhsl(14.3, 73.7%, 22.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.3, 84.8%, 38.8%)
CMYK0%, 64.6%, 84.8%, 61.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,497,039
CSS custom property--colour: #63230F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness60.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.81:1
Contrast with white11.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#9CDCF0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0F4F63
Analogous#630F25, #634D0F
Triadic#0F6323, #230F63
Split complementary#0F634D, #0F2563
Tetradic#25630F, #0F4F63, #4D0F63
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R99
G35
B15
Red99 (38.8%)
Green35 (13.7%)
Blue15 (5.9%)
Hue14.29°
Saturation (HSL)73.68%
Lightness22.35%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 63 · G 23 · B 0F
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