What color is #626143?

#626143 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626143?

The RGB value is 98, 97, 67: 98 red, 97 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626143?

The complementary color is #434462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626143 color

#626143 rgb(98, 97, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #626143 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38% green and 26.3% blue (98, 97, 67).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#626143 color codes

HEX	`#626143`
RGB	`rgb(98, 97, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, -4.94, 17.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 17.99, 105.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 11.551, 6.995)`
Decimal	`6447427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626143, 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 #626143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #626143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626143; }
.text { color: #626143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 97 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626143, #536243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626143?: #626143 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626143?: The RGB value is 98, 97, 67: 98 red, 97 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626143?: The complementary color is #434462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.