What color is #63603C?

#63603C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63603C?

The RGB value is 99, 96, 60: 99 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63603C?

The complementary color is #3C3F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63603C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63603C color

#63603C rgb(99, 96, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #63603C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 37.6% green and 23.5% blue (99, 96, 60).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 25% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 39% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#63603C color codes

HEX	`#63603C`
RGB	`rgb(99, 96, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 37.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 25%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 39%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, -4.88, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 21.57, 103.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.144, 11.345, 5.929)`
Decimal	`6512700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63603C, 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 #63603C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63603C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #63603C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63603c; }
.text { color: #63603c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63603c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 96 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63603c, #53633c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #63603C?: #63603C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63603C?: The RGB value is 99, 96, 60: 99 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63603C?: The complementary color is #3C3F63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63603C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.