What color is #646249?

#646249 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 #646249?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 73: 100 red, 98 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646249?

The complementary color is #494B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646249?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646249 color

#646249 rgb(100, 98, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646249 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 28.6% blue (100, 98, 73).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 16% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 27% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#646249 color codes

HEX	`#646249`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 16%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 27%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 27%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.1, -3.74, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.1, 15.03, 104.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.826, 11.926, 8.034)`
Decimal	`6578761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646249, 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 #646249	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646249 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #646249 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646249; }
.text { color: #646249; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646249; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646249, #596449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #646249?: #646249 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 #646249?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 73: 100 red, 98 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646249?: The complementary color is #494B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646249?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.