What color is #636E48?

#636E48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636E48?

The RGB value is 99, 110, 72: 99 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636E48?

The complementary color is #53486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636E48 color

#636E48 rgb(99, 110, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #636E48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.1% green and 28.2% blue (99, 110, 72).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#636E48 color codes

HEX	`#636E48`
RGB	`rgb(99, 110, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 35%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 35%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, -11.23, 19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 22.81, 119.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.891, 14.272, 8.258)`
Decimal	`6516296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636E48, 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 #636E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #636E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636e48; }
.text { color: #636e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 110 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636e48, #506e48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #636E48?: #636E48 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636E48?: The RGB value is 99, 110, 72: 99 red, 110 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636E48?: The complementary color is #53486E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.