What color is #636646?

#636646 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 #636646?

The RGB value is 99, 102, 70: 99 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636646?

The complementary color is #494666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636646?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636646 color

#636646 rgb(99, 102, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #636646 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 40% green and 27.5% blue (99, 102, 70).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#636646 color codes

HEX	`#636646`
RGB	`rgb(99, 102, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 40%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, -6.97, 17.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 19.07, 111.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.002, 12.598, 7.645)`
Decimal	`6514246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636646, 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 #636646	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636646 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #636646 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636646; }
.text { color: #636646; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636646; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 102 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636646, #536646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #636646?: #636646 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 #636646?: The RGB value is 99, 102, 70: 99 red, 102 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636646?: The complementary color is #494666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636646?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.