What color is #66543C?

#66543C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66543C?

The RGB value is 102, 84, 60: 102 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66543C?

The complementary color is #3C4E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66543C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66543C color

#66543C rgb(102, 84, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #66543C is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.9% green and 23.5% blue (102, 84, 60).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#66543C color codes

HEX	`#66543C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 84, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.92, 3.68, 16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.92, 17.22, 77.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.466, 9.492, 5.608)`
Decimal	`6706236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66543C, 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 #66543C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66543C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #66543C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66543c; }
.text { color: #66543c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66543c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 84 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66543c, #63663c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #66543C?: #66543C is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66543C?: The RGB value is 102, 84, 60: 102 red, 84 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66543C?: The complementary color is #3C4E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66543C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.