What color is #63690B?

#63690B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #63690B?

The RGB value is 99, 105, 11: 99 red, 105 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #63690B?

The complementary color is #110B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #63690B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#63690B color

#63690B rgb(99, 105, 11)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #63690B is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 41.2% green and 4.3% blue (99, 105, 11).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 81% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#63690B color codes

HEX	`#63690B`
RGB	`rgb(99, 105, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 41.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 81%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 90%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 90%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.43, -13.8, 45.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.43, 47.94, 106.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.258, 12.78, 2.243)`
Decimal	`6514955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #63690B, 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 #63690B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#63690B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #63690B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #63690b; }
.text { color: #63690b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #63690b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 105 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #63690b, #34690b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #63690B?: #63690B is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #63690B?: The RGB value is 99, 105, 11: 99 red, 105 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #63690B?: The complementary color is #110B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #63690B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.