What color is #606633?

#606633 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606633?

The RGB value is 96, 102, 51: 96 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606633?

The complementary color is #393366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606633?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606633 color

#606633 rgb(96, 102, 51)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #606633 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40% green and 20% blue (96, 102, 51).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#606633 color codes

HEX	`#606633`
RGB	`rgb(96, 102, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.58, -10.78, 27.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.58, 29.88, 111.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.173, 12.229, 4.956)`
Decimal	`6317619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606633, 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 #606633	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606633 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #606633 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606633; }
.text { color: #606633; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606633; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 102 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606633, #476633); }

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Questions

What color is #606633?: #606633 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606633?: The RGB value is 96, 102, 51: 96 red, 102 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606633?: The complementary color is #393366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606633?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.