What color is #665C28?

#665C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665C28?

The RGB value is 102, 92, 40: 102 red, 92 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665C28?

The complementary color is #283266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665C28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665C28 color

#665C28 rgb(102, 92, 40)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #665C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.1% green and 15.7% blue (102, 92, 40).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 61% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#665C28 color codes

HEX	`#665C28`
RGB	`rgb(102, 92, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.1%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 61%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.95, -3.3, 30.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.95, 31.04, 96.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.69, 10.633, 3.549)`
Decimal	`6708264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665C28, 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 #665C28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665C28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #665C28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665c28; }
.text { color: #665c28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665c28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 92 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665c28, #516628); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665C28?: #665C28 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665C28?: The RGB value is 102, 92, 40: 102 red, 92 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665C28?: The complementary color is #283266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665C28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.