What color is #62614B?

#62614B 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 #62614B?

The RGB value is 98, 97, 75: 98 red, 97 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62614B?

The complementary color is #4B4C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62614B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62614B color

#62614B rgb(98, 97, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #62614B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 38% green and 29.4% blue (98, 97, 75).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#62614B color codes

HEX	`#62614B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 97, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 38%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, -3.7, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 13.26, 106.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.582, 11.654, 8.347)`
Decimal	`6447435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62614B, 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 #62614B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#62614B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #62614B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62614b; }
.text { color: #62614b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62614b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 97 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62614b, #58624b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #62614B?: #62614B 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 #62614B?: The RGB value is 98, 97, 75: 98 red, 97 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62614B?: The complementary color is #4B4C62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62614B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.