What color is #636346?

#636346 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 #636346?

The RGB value is 99, 99, 70: 99 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636346?

The complementary color is #464663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636346 color

#636346 rgb(99, 99, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #636346 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 38.8% green and 27.5% blue (99, 99, 70).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#636346 color codes

HEX	`#636346`
RGB	`rgb(99, 99, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 38.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.25, -5.23, 16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.25, 17.34, 107.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.713, 12.019, 7.549)`
Decimal	`6513478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636346, 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 #636346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #636346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636346; }
.text { color: #636346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 99 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636346, #556346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #636346?: #636346 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 #636346?: The RGB value is 99, 99, 70: 99 red, 99 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636346?: The complementary color is #464663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.