What color is #61642E?

#61642E 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 #61642E?

The RGB value is 97, 100, 46: 97 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61642E?

The complementary color is #312E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61642E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61642E color

#61642E rgb(97, 100, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #61642E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.2% green and 18% blue (97, 100, 46).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#61642E color codes

HEX	`#61642E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 100, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.2%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 54%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, -9.72, 29.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 31.43, 108.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.98, 11.853, 4.346)`
Decimal	`6382638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61642E, 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 #61642E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#61642E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #61642E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61642e; }
.text { color: #61642e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61642e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 100 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61642e, #46642e); }

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Questions

What color is #61642E?: #61642E 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 #61642E?: The RGB value is 97, 100, 46: 97 red, 100 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61642E?: The complementary color is #312E64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61642E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.