What color is #66491A?

#66491A is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66491A?

The RGB value is 102, 73, 26: 102 red, 73 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66491A?

The complementary color is #1A3766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66491A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66491A color

#66491A rgb(102, 73, 26)

Shades of brown

The hex color #66491A is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.6% green and 10.2% blue (102, 73, 26).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 59% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 75% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Very Coffee (#664411), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#66491A color codes

HEX	`#66491A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 73, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.6%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 59%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 75%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 75%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, 7.18, 31.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 32.7, 77.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.049, 7.665, 2.033)`
Decimal	`6703386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66491A, 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 #66491A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66491A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #66491A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66491a; }
.text { color: #66491a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66491a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 73 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66491a, #5d661a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #66491A?: #66491A is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66491A?: The RGB value is 102, 73, 26: 102 red, 73 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66491A?: The complementary color is #1A3766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66491A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.