What color is #616041?

#616041 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616041?

The RGB value is 97, 96, 65: 97 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616041?

The complementary color is #414261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616041?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616041 color

#616041 rgb(97, 96, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616041 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.6% green and 25.5% blue (97, 96, 65).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#616041 color codes

HEX	`#616041`
RGB	`rgb(97, 96, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.06, -5.08, 17.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.06, 18.61, 105.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.067, 11.289, 6.649)`
Decimal	`6381633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616041, 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 #616041	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616041 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #616041 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616041; }
.text { color: #616041; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616041; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 96 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616041, #526141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616041?: #616041 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616041?: The RGB value is 97, 96, 65: 97 red, 96 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616041?: The complementary color is #414261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616041?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.