What color is #64624B?

#64624B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64624B?

The RGB value is 100, 98, 75: 100 red, 98 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64624B?

The complementary color is #4B4D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64624B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64624B color

#64624B rgb(100, 98, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #64624B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.4% green and 29.4% blue (100, 98, 75).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#64624B color codes

HEX	`#64624B`
RGB	`rgb(100, 98, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 25%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.14, -3.43, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.14, 13.85, 104.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.893, 11.953, 8.389)`
Decimal	`6578763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64624B, 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 #64624B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64624B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #64624B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64624b; }
.text { color: #64624b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64624b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 98 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64624b, #59644b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #64624B?: #64624B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64624B?: The RGB value is 100, 98, 75: 100 red, 98 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64624B?: The complementary color is #4B4D64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64624B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.