What color is #664E40?

#664E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664E40?

The RGB value is 102, 78, 64: 102 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664E40?

The complementary color is #405866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664E40 color

#664E40 rgb(102, 78, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #664E40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 30.6% green and 25.1% blue (102, 78, 64).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#664E40 color codes

HEX	`#664E40`
RGB	`rgb(102, 78, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 30.6%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 37%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.29, 7.91, 12.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.29, 14.51, 56.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.13, 8.644, 6.037)`
Decimal	`6704704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664E40, 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 #664E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #664E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664e40; }
.text { color: #664e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 78 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664e40, #666140); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664E40?: #664E40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664E40?: The RGB value is 102, 78, 64: 102 red, 78 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664E40?: The complementary color is #405866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.