What color is #604E04?

#604E04 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #604E04?

The RGB value is 96, 78, 4: 96 red, 78 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #604E04?

The complementary color is #041660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #604E04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#604E04 color

#604E04 rgb(96, 78, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #604E04 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 30.6% green and 1.6% blue (96, 78, 4).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 92% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 96% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#604E04 color codes

HEX	`#604E04`
RGB	`rgb(96, 78, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 30.6%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 92%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 96%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 96%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.87, 0.18, 40.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.87, 40.87, 89.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.571, 7.945, 1.25)`
Decimal	`6311428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #604E04, 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 #604E04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#604E04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #604E04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #604e04; }
.text { color: #604e04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #604e04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 78 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #604e04, #446004); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #604E04?: #604E04 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #604E04?: The RGB value is 96, 78, 4: 96 red, 78 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #604E04?: The complementary color is #041660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #604E04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.