What color is #625B40?

#625B40 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 #625B40?

The RGB value is 98, 91, 64: 98 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625B40?

The complementary color is #404762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625B40 color

#625B40 rgb(98, 91, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #625B40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 35.7% green and 25.1% blue (98, 91, 64).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#625B40 color codes

HEX	`#625B40`
RGB	`rgb(98, 91, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 35.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, -1.82, 16.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 16.72, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.704, 10.449, 6.355)`
Decimal	`6445888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625B40, 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 #625B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #625B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625b40; }
.text { color: #625b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 91 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625b40, #586240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #625B40?: #625B40 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 #625B40?: The RGB value is 98, 91, 64: 98 red, 91 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625B40?: The complementary color is #404762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.