What color is #614B00?

#614B00 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 #614B00?

The RGB value is 97, 75, 0: 97 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614B00?

The complementary color is #001661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614B00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614B00 color

#614B00 rgb(97, 75, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #614B00 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.4% green and 0% blue (97, 75, 0).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 100% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 100% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#614B00 color codes

HEX	`#614B00`
RGB	`rgb(97, 75, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 100%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 100%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 100%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.08, 2.4, 41.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.08, 41.85, 86.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.446, 7.574, 1.07)`
Decimal	`6376192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614B00, 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 #614B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #614B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614b00; }
.text { color: #614b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 75 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614b00, #466100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #614B00?: #614B00 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 #614B00?: The RGB value is 97, 75, 0: 97 red, 75 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614B00?: The complementary color is #001661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614B00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.