What color is #636C14?

#636C14 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636C14?

The RGB value is 99, 108, 20: 99 red, 108 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636C14?

The complementary color is #1D146C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636C14?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636C14 color

#636C14 rgb(99, 108, 20)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #636C14 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 42.4% green and 7.8% blue (99, 108, 20).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 69% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 81% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#636C14 color codes

HEX	`#636C14`
RGB	`rgb(99, 108, 20)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 42.4%, 7.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 69%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 81%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 81%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, -15.11, 44.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 46.66, 108.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.635, 13.428, 2.693)`
Decimal	`6515732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636C14, 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 #636C14	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636C14 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #636C14 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636c14; }
.text { color: #636c14; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636c14; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 108 20 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636c14, #376c14); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #636C14?: #636C14 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636C14?: The RGB value is 99, 108, 20: 99 red, 108 green and 20 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636C14?: The complementary color is #1D146C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636C14?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.