#993300 Color

#993300 is rgb(153, 51, 0) in RGB, hsl(20, 100%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.32. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#993300

HEX#993300

RGBrgb(153, 51, 0)

HSLhsl(20, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(20, 100%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(46.6% 0.145 40.2)

LABlab(36.86% 42.06 49.12)

LCHlch(36.86% 64.67 49.43)

What #993300 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #993300, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 6.32 Iced Tea#923C01ΔE 6.87 Chinese Red#AA381EΔE 9.63 Rust#B7410EΔE 9.91 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 12.71 Smokey Topaz#832A0DΔE 12.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#993300 Channel Values

How #993300 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 153 · G 51 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 20° · S 100% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 20° · S 100% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 67% · Y 100% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #993300 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #993300

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #993300; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #993300

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #993300.

How #993300 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#993300

Protanopia#515100

Protanomaly#754700

Deuteranopia#646400

Deuteranomaly#7D5400

Tritanopia#9A2F2F

Tritanomaly#9A3124

Achromatopsia#555555

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Using #993300 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-993300: #993300;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #993300;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-993300': '#993300' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.600, green: 0.200, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_993300">#993300</color>

SVG fillfill="#993300"

More Brown Colors

#993300 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

995400 992900 996300 976f3b 996515 973c00 996633 965a3e 9c4e16 946000 9e2a00 945b00 a8732e bd3000 cc3300 e05e00 2d1606 421200 4b3621 573500 664228 76562e 814112 8b4513

#993300 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #993300?

#993300 is a dark brown — rgb(153, 51, 0) in RGB and hsl(20, 100%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Brown (#AC4313), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #993300?

#993300 is rgb(153, 51, 0) — red 153, green 51, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #993300?

#993300 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 67%, 100%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #993300 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #993300 scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #993300 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #993300 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkred (#8B0000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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