What color is #606700?

#606700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #606700?

The RGB value is 96, 103, 0: 96 red, 103 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #606700?

The complementary color is #070067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #606700?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#606700 color

#606700 rgb(96, 103, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #606700 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 40.4% green and 0% blue (96, 103, 0).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#606700 color codes

HEX	`#606700`
RGB	`rgb(96, 103, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 40.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.51, -14.45, 47.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.51, 49.95, 106.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.674, 12.187, 1.843)`
Decimal	`6317824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #606700, 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 #606700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#606700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #606700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #606700; }
.text { color: #606700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #606700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 103 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #606700, #2d6700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #606700?: #606700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #606700?: The RGB value is 96, 103, 0: 96 red, 103 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #606700?: The complementary color is #070067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #606700?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.