What color is #626F00?

#626F00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #626F00?

The RGB value is 98, 111, 0: 98 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #626F00?

The complementary color is #0D006F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #626F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#626F00 color

#626F00 rgb(98, 111, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #626F00 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 43.5% green and 0% blue (98, 111, 0).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Topiary Green (#667700), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#626F00 color codes

HEX	`#626F00`
RGB	`rgb(98, 111, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 43.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 100%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.18, -17.82, 49.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.18, 52.96, 109.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.722, 13.966, 2.131)`
Decimal	`6450944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #626F00, 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 #626F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#626F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #626F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #626f00; }
.text { color: #626f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #626f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 111 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #626f00, #2a6f00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #626F00?: #626F00 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Topiary Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #626F00?: The RGB value is 98, 111, 0: 98 red, 111 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #626F00?: The complementary color is #0D006F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #626F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.