What color is #626149?

#626149 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626149?

The RGB value is 98, 97, 73: 98 red, 97 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626149?

The complementary color is #494A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626149?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626149 color

#626149 rgb(98, 97, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #626149 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38% green and 28.6% blue (98, 97, 73).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 26% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#626149 color codes

HEX	`#626149`
RGB	`rgb(98, 97, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 26%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.62, -4.02, 13.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.62, 14.45, 106.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.514, 11.627, 7.992)`
Decimal	`6447433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626149, 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 #626149	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626149 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #626149 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626149; }
.text { color: #626149; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626149; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 97 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626149, #576249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626149?: #626149 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626149?: The RGB value is 98, 97, 73: 98 red, 97 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626149?: The complementary color is #494A62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626149?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.