What color is #616117?

#616117 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616117?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 23: 97 red, 97 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616117?

The complementary color is #171761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616117?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616117 color

#616117 rgb(97, 97, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616117 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 9% blue (97, 97, 23).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 62% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 76% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#616117 color codes

HEX	`#616117`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 62%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 76%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 76%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.84, -9.78, 39.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.84, 40.84, 103.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.359, 11.153, 2.47)`
Decimal	`6381847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616117, 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 #616117	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616117 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #616117 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616117; }
.text { color: #616117; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616117; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616117, #3c6117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #616117?: #616117 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616117?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 23: 97 red, 97 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616117?: The complementary color is #171761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616117?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.