What color is #616134?

#616134 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616134?

The RGB value is 97, 97, 52: 97 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616134?

The complementary color is #343461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616134?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616134 color

#616134 rgb(97, 97, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616134 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38% green and 20.4% blue (97, 97, 52).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#616134 color codes

HEX	`#616134`
RGB	`rgb(97, 97, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 46%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, -7.35, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 26.61, 106.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.824, 11.339, 4.919)`
Decimal	`6381876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616134, 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 #616134	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616134 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #616134 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616134; }
.text { color: #616134; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616134; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 97 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616134, #4a6134); }

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Questions

What color is #616134?: #616134 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616134?: The RGB value is 97, 97, 52: 97 red, 97 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616134?: The complementary color is #343461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616134?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.