What color is #66554D?

#66554D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66554D?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 77: 102 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66554D?

The complementary color is #4D5E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66554D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66554D color

#66554D rgb(102, 85, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66554D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 30.2% blue (102, 85, 77).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#66554D color codes

HEX	`#66554D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 5.6, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 9.18, 52.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.068, 9.858, 8.392)`
Decimal	`6706509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66554D, 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 #66554D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66554D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #66554D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66554d; }
.text { color: #66554d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66554d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66554d, #66624d); }

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Questions

What color is #66554D?: #66554D is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Squirrel’s Cache. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66554D?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 77: 102 red, 85 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66554D?: The complementary color is #4D5E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66554D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.