What color is #625B3E?

#625B3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625B3E?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 62: 98 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B3E?

The complementary color is #3E4562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B3E color

#625B3E rgb(98, 91, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #625B3E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 24.3% blue (98, 91, 62).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#625B3E color codes

HEX	`#625B3E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.6, -2.1, 17.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.6, 17.89, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.648, 10.427, 6.061)`
Decimal	`6445886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B3E, 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 #625B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #625B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b3e; }
.text { color: #625b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b3e, #57623e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #625B3E?: #625B3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625B3E?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 62: 98 red, 91 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B3E?: The complementary color is #3E4562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.