What color is #616248?

#616248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616248?

The RGB value is 97, 98, 72: 97 red, 98 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616248?

The complementary color is #494862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616248?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616248 color

#616248 rgb(97, 98, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616248 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.4% green and 28.2% blue (97, 98, 72).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#616248 color codes

HEX	`#616248`
RGB	`rgb(97, 98, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 27%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.81, -5.2, 14.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.81, 15.61, 109.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.467, 11.745, 7.845)`
Decimal	`6382152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616248, 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 #616248	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616248 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #616248 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616248; }
.text { color: #616248; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616248; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 98 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616248, #546248); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #616248?: #616248 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616248?: The RGB value is 97, 98, 72: 97 red, 98 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616248?: The complementary color is #494862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616248?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.