What color is #665B29?

#665B29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665B29?

The RGB value is 102, 91, 41: 102 red, 91 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665B29?

The complementary color is #293466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665B29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665B29 color

#665B29 rgb(102, 91, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665B29 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 35.7% green and 16.1% blue (102, 91, 41).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 43% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 60% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#665B29 color codes

HEX	`#665B29`
RGB	`rgb(102, 91, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 35.7%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 60%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 60%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, -2.62, 30)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 30.11, 94.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.621, 10.467, 3.611)`
Decimal	`6708009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665B29, 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 #665B29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665B29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #665B29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665b29; }
.text { color: #665b29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665b29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 91 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665b29, #526629); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665B29?: #665B29 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665B29?: The RGB value is 102, 91, 41: 102 red, 91 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665B29?: The complementary color is #293466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665B29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.