What color is #664B3C?

#664B3C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664B3C?

The RGB value is 102, 75, 60: 102 red, 75 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664B3C?

The complementary color is #3C5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664B3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664B3C color

#664B3C rgb(102, 75, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #664B3C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29.4% green and 23.5% blue (102, 75, 60).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Buckeye (#674834), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#664B3C color codes

HEX	`#664B3C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 75, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29.4%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.36, 9.21, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.36, 16.26, 55.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.811, 8.184, 5.39)`
Decimal	`6703932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664B3C, 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 #664B3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664B3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #664B3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664b3c; }
.text { color: #664b3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664b3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 75 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664b3c, #66603c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664B3C?: #664B3C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664B3C?: The RGB value is 102, 75, 60: 102 red, 75 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664B3C?: The complementary color is #3C5766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664B3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.