What color is #626644?

#626644 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626644?

The RGB value is 98, 102, 68: 98 red, 102 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626644?

The complementary color is #484466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626644?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626644 color

#626644 rgb(98, 102, 68)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #626644 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 40% green and 26.7% blue (98, 102, 68).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#626644 color codes

HEX	`#626644`
RGB	`rgb(98, 102, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 40%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, -7.7, 18.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 20.27, 112.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.832, 12.517, 7.313)`
Decimal	`6448708`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626644, 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 #626644	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626644 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #626644 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626644; }
.text { color: #626644; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626644; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 102 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626644, #516644); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #626644?: #626644 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626644?: The RGB value is 98, 102, 68: 98 red, 102 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626644?: The complementary color is #484466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626644?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.