What color is #636F56?

#636F56 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #636F56?

The RGB value is 99, 111, 86: 99 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #636F56?

The complementary color is #62566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #636F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#636F56 color

#636F56 rgb(99, 111, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #636F56 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.8% red, 43.5% green and 33.7% blue (99, 111, 86).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#636F56 color codes

HEX	`#636F56`
RGB	`rgb(99, 111, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.8%, 43.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.21, -9.51, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.21, 15.66, 127.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.509, 14.693, 10.979)`
Decimal	`6516566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #636F56, 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 #636F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#636F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #636F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #636f56; }
.text { color: #636f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #636f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(99 111 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #636f56, #576f56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #636F56?: #636F56 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #636F56?: The RGB value is 99, 111, 86: 99 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #636F56?: The complementary color is #62566F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #636F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.