What color is #665B17?

#665B17 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 #665B17?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 23: 102 red, 91 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B17?

The complementary color is #172266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B17 color

#665B17 rgb(102, 91, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #665B17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 9% blue (102, 91, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 77% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ayahuasca Vine (#665500), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#665B17 color codes

HEX	`#665B17`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 77%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 77%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, -3.88, 38.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 38.72, 95.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.376, 10.369, 2.318)`
Decimal	`6707991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B17, 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 #665B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #665B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b17; }
.text { color: #665b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b17, #4a6617); }

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Questions

What color is #665B17?: #665B17 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 #665B17?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 23: 102 red, 91 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B17?: The complementary color is #172266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.