What color is #625A15?

#625A15 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625A15?

The RGB value is 98, 90, 21: 98 red, 90 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625A15?

The complementary color is #151D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625A15?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625A15 color

#625A15 rgb(98, 90, 21)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #625A15 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.3% green and 8.2% blue (98, 90, 21).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 65% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 79% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#625A15 color codes

HEX	`#625A15`
RGB	`rgb(98, 90, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 65%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 79%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 79%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, -5.35, 38.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 38.89, 97.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.829, 9.964, 2.167)`
Decimal	`6445589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625A15, 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 #625A15	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#625A15 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #625A15 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625a15; }
.text { color: #625a15; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625a15; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 90 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625a15, #436215); }

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Questions

What color is #625A15?: #625A15 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625A15?: The RGB value is 98, 90, 21: 98 red, 90 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625A15?: The complementary color is #151D62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625A15?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.