What color is #626446?

#626446 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 #626446?

The RGB value is 98, 100, 70: 98 red, 100 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626446?

The complementary color is #484664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626446 color

#626446 rgb(98, 100, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #626446 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 39.2% green and 27.5% blue (98, 100, 70).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 18% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#626446 color codes

HEX	`#626446`
RGB	`rgb(98, 100, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 39.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 18%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 30%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 30%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.46, -6.24, 16.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.46, 17.93, 110.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.7, 12.153, 7.575)`
Decimal	`6448198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626446, 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 #626446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #626446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626446; }
.text { color: #626446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 100 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626446, #536446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #626446?: #626446 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 #626446?: The RGB value is 98, 100, 70: 98 red, 100 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626446?: The complementary color is #484664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.