What color is #675B16?

#675B16 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #675B16?

The RGB value is 103, 91, 22: 103 red, 91 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #675B16?

The complementary color is #162267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #675B16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#675B16 color

#675B16 rgb(103, 91, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #675B16 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 35.7% green and 8.6% blue (103, 91, 22).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 65% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 79% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#675B16 color codes

HEX	`#675B16`
RGB	`rgb(103, 91, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 35.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 65%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 79%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 79%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -3.44, 39.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 39.22, 95.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.48, 10.424, 2.272)`
Decimal	`6773526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #675B16, 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 #675B16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#675B16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #675B16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #675b16; }
.text { color: #675b16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #675b16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 91 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #675b16, #4b6716); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #675B16?: #675B16 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #675B16?: The RGB value is 103, 91, 22: 103 red, 91 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #675B16?: The complementary color is #162267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #675B16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.