What color is #636546?

#636546 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636546?

The RGB value is 99, 101, 70: 99 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636546?

The complementary color is #484665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636546 color

#636546 rgb(99, 101, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #636546 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 39.6% green and 27.5% blue (99, 101, 70).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#636546 color codes

HEX	`#636546`
RGB	`rgb(99, 101, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 39.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.85, -6.39, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.85, 18.49, 110.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.905, 12.402, 7.613)`
Decimal	`6513990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636546, 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 #636546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #636546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636546; }
.text { color: #636546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 101 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636546, #546546); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #636546?: #636546 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636546?: The RGB value is 99, 101, 70: 99 red, 101 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636546?: The complementary color is #484665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.