What color is #666A47?

#666A47 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bancha?

The RGB value is 102, 106, 71: 102 red, 106 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bancha?

The complementary color is #4B476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666A47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bancha color: hex code #666A47

#666A47 rgb(102, 106, 71)

Shades of yellow

Bancha has the hex code #666A47. It is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.6% green and 27.8% blue (102, 106, 71).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

Bancha (#666A47) color codes

HEX	`#666A47`
RGB	`rgb(102, 106, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.64, -7.83, 19.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.64, 20.72, 112.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.771, 13.588, 7.963)`
Decimal	`6711879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bancha, 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 #666A47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666A47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #666A47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666a47; }
.text { color: #666a47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666a47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 106 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666a47, #546a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

See #666A47 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #666A47?: #666A47 is a dark, grayish yellow known as Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bancha?: The RGB value is 102, 106, 71: 102 red, 106 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bancha?: The complementary color is #4B476A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666A47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.