What color is #616340?

#616340 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 #616340?

The RGB value is 97, 99, 64: 97 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616340?

The complementary color is #424063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616340?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616340 color

#616340 rgb(97, 99, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616340 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 38.8% green and 25.1% blue (97, 99, 64).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#616340 color codes

HEX	`#616340`
RGB	`rgb(97, 99, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 38.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 35%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 35%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.95, -6.98, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.95, 20.87, 109.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.317, 11.835, 6.59)`
Decimal	`6382400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616340, 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 #616340	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616340 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #616340 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616340; }
.text { color: #616340; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616340; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 99 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616340, #4f6340); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #616340?: #616340 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 #616340?: The RGB value is 97, 99, 64: 97 red, 99 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616340?: The complementary color is #424063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616340?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.