What color is #625F24?

#625F24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #625F24?

The RGB value is 98, 95, 36: 98 red, 95 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #625F24?

The complementary color is #242762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #625F24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#625F24 color

#625F24 rgb(98, 95, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #625F24 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 37.3% green and 14.1% blue (98, 95, 36).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 46% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 63% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#625F24 color codes

HEX	`#625F24`
RGB	`rgb(98, 95, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 37.3%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 46%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 63%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 63%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.43, -7.29, 33.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.43, 34.14, 102.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.448, 10.909, 3.277)`
Decimal	`6446884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #625F24, 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 #625F24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#625F24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #625F24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #625f24; }
.text { color: #625f24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #625f24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 95 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #625f24, #466224); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #625F24?: #625F24 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #625F24?: The RGB value is 98, 95, 36: 98 red, 95 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #625F24?: The complementary color is #242762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #625F24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.