What color is #66564F?

#66564F 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 #66564F?

The RGB value is 102, 86, 79: 102 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66564F?

The complementary color is #4F5F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66564F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66564F color

#66564F rgb(102, 86, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66564F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.7% green and 31% blue (102, 86, 79).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Squirrel’s Cache (#675850), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#66564F color codes

HEX	`#66564F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 86, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, 5.32, 6.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 8.41, 50.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.219, 10.045, 8.796)`
Decimal	`6706767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66564F, 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 #66564F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66564F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #66564F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66564f; }
.text { color: #66564f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66564f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 86 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66564f, #66624f); }

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Questions

What color is #66564F?: #66564F 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 #66564F?: The RGB value is 102, 86, 79: 102 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66564F?: The complementary color is #4F5F66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66564F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.