What color is #664228?

#664228 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Van Dyke Brown?

The RGB value is 102, 66, 40: 102 red, 66 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Van Dyke Brown?

The complementary color is #284C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664228?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Van Dyke Brown color: hex code #664228

#664228 rgb(102, 66, 40)

Shades of brown

Van Dyke Brown has the hex code #664228. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 25.9% green and 15.7% blue (102, 66, 40).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 61% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

Van Dyke Brown (#664228) color codes

HEX	`#664228`
RGB	`rgb(102, 66, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 25.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 61%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 12.55, 22.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 25.37, 60.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.811, 6.875, 2.923)`
Decimal	`6701608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Van Dyke Brown, 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 #664228	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664228 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #664228 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664228; }
.text { color: #664228; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664228; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 66 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664228, #666128); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #664228 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #664228?: #664228 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Van Dyke Brown?: The RGB value is 102, 66, 40: 102 red, 66 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Van Dyke Brown?: The complementary color is #284C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664228?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.