What color is #60640C?

#60640C 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 #60640C?

The RGB value is 96, 100, 12: 96 red, 100 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #60640C?

The complementary color is #100C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #60640C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#60640C color

#60640C rgb(96, 100, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #60640C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 39.2% green and 4.7% blue (96, 100, 12).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 79% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 88% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#60640C color codes

HEX	`#60640C`
RGB	`rgb(96, 100, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 39.2%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 79%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 88%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 88%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, -12.43, 44.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 45.75, 105.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.448, 11.628, 2.094)`
Decimal	`6317068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #60640C, 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 #60640C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#60640C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #60640C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #60640c; }
.text { color: #60640c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #60640c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 100 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #60640c, #34640c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #60640C?: #60640C 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 #60640C?: The RGB value is 96, 100, 12: 96 red, 100 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #60640C?: The complementary color is #100C64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #60640C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.