What color is #616539?

#616539 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 #616539?

The RGB value is 97, 101, 57: 97 red, 101 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616539?

The complementary color is #3D3965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616539?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616539 color

#616539 rgb(97, 101, 57)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616539 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 39.6% green and 22.4% blue (97, 101, 57).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#616539 color codes

HEX	`#616539`
RGB	`rgb(97, 101, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 39.6%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 44%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, -9.06, 24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 25.98, 110.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.322, 12.144, 5.67)`
Decimal	`6382905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616539, 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 #616539	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616539 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #616539 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616539; }
.text { color: #616539; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616539; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 101 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616539, #4b6539); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616539?: #616539 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 #616539?: The RGB value is 97, 101, 57: 97 red, 101 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616539?: The complementary color is #3D3965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616539?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.