What color is #646310?

#646310 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #646310?

The RGB value is 100, 99, 16: 100 red, 99 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #646310?

The complementary color is #101164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #646310?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#646310 color

#646310 rgb(100, 99, 16)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #646310 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 38.8% green and 6.3% blue (100, 99, 16).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 72% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 84% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#646310 color codes

HEX	`#646310`
RGB	`rgb(100, 99, 16)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 38.8%, 6.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 72%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 84%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 84%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.69, -9.8, 43.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.69, 44.15, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.811, 11.671, 2.226)`
Decimal	`6578960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #646310, 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 #646310	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#646310 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #646310 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #646310; }
.text { color: #646310; }
.border { border: 2px solid #646310; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 99 16 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #646310, #3b6410); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #646310?: #646310 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #646310?: The RGB value is 100, 99, 16: 100 red, 99 green and 16 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #646310?: The complementary color is #101164, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #646310?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.