What color is #64642F?

#64642F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #64642F?

The RGB value is 100, 100, 47: 100 red, 100 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #64642F?

The complementary color is #2F2F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #64642F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#64642F color

#64642F rgb(100, 100, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #64642F is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 39.2% green and 18.4% blue (100, 100, 47).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#64642F color codes

HEX	`#64642F`
RGB	`rgb(100, 100, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 39.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 53%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 53%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.26, -8.24, 29.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.26, 30.87, 105.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.326, 12.029, 4.467)`
Decimal	`6579247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #64642F, 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 #64642F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#64642F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #64642F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #64642f; }
.text { color: #64642f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #64642f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 100 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #64642f, #4a642f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #64642F?: #64642F is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #64642F?: The RGB value is 100, 100, 47: 100 red, 100 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #64642F?: The complementary color is #2F2F64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #64642F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.