What color is #616E00?

#616E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #616E00?

The RGB value is 97, 110, 0: 97 red, 110 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #616E00?

The complementary color is #0D006E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #616E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#616E00 color

#616E00 rgb(97, 110, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #616E00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 43.1% green and 0% blue (97, 110, 0).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#616E00 color codes

HEX	`#616E00`
RGB	`rgb(97, 110, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 43.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 100%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, -17.76, 49.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 52.63, 109.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.506, 13.693, 2.09)`
Decimal	`6385152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #616E00, 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 #616E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#616E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #616E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #616e00; }
.text { color: #616e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #616e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 110 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #616e00, #2a6e00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #616E00?: #616E00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #616E00?: The RGB value is 97, 110, 0: 97 red, 110 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #616E00?: The complementary color is #0D006E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #616E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.