What color is #665A1B?

#665A1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665A1B?

The RGB value is 102, 90, 27: 102 red, 90 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665A1B?

The complementary color is #1B2766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665A1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665A1B color

#665A1B rgb(102, 90, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #665A1B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.3% green and 10.6% blue (102, 90, 27).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 58% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 74% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#665A1B color codes

HEX	`#665A1B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 90, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 58%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 74%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 74%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.23, -3.06, 36.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.23, 36.65, 94.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.334, 10.217, 2.517)`
Decimal	`6707739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665A1B, 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 #665A1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665A1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #665A1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665a1b; }
.text { color: #665a1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665a1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 90 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665a1b, #4d661b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665A1B?: #665A1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ayahuasca Vine. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665A1B?: The RGB value is 102, 90, 27: 102 red, 90 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665A1B?: The complementary color is #1B2766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665A1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.