What color is #636452?

#636452 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636452?

The RGB value is 99, 100, 82: 99 red, 100 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636452?

The complementary color is #535264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636452 color

#636452 rgb(99, 100, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #636452 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 39.2% green and 32.2% blue (99, 100, 82).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#636452 color codes

HEX	`#636452`
RGB	`rgb(99, 100, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 39.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, -3.86, 10.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 10.82, 110.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.226, 12.376, 9.778)`
Decimal	`6513746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636452, 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 #636452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #636452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636452; }
.text { color: #636452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 100 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636452, #5a6452); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #636452?: #636452 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636452?: The RGB value is 99, 100, 82: 99 red, 100 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636452?: The complementary color is #535264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.