What color is #665500?

#665500 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ayahuasca Vine?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 0: 102 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ayahuasca Vine?

The complementary color is #001166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ayahuasca Vine color: hex code #665500

#665500 rgb(102, 85, 0)

Shades of brown

Ayahuasca Vine has the hex code #665500. It is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 0% blue (102, 85, 0).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

Ayahuasca Vine (#665500) color codes

HEX	`#665500`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, -1.13, 44.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 44.53, 91.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.729, 9.322, 1.34)`
Decimal	`6706432`
Short hex	`#650`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ayahuasca Vine, 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 #665500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#665500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #665500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665500; }
.text { color: #665500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665500, #446600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

See #665500 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #665500?: #665500 is a dark, vivid yellow known as Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ayahuasca Vine?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 0: 102 red, 85 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ayahuasca Vine?: The complementary color is #001166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.