What color is #646218?

#646218 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646218?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 24: 100 red, 98 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646218?

The complementary color is #181A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646218?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646218 color

#646218 rgb(100, 98, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646218 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 9.4% blue (100, 98, 24).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 61% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 76% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#646218 color codes

HEX	`#646218`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 61%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 76%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 76%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.43, -8.86, 39.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.43, 40.89, 102.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.788, 11.511, 2.57)`
Decimal	`6578712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646218, 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 #646218	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646218 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #646218 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646218; }
.text { color: #646218; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646218; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646218, #406418); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #646218?: #646218 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646218?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 24: 100 red, 98 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646218?: The complementary color is #181A64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646218?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.