What color is #665C2A?

#665C2A 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 #665C2A?

The RGB value is 102, 92, 42: 102 red, 92 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665C2A?

The complementary color is #2A3466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665C2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665C2A color

#665C2A rgb(102, 92, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665C2A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.1% green and 16.5% blue (102, 92, 42).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 59% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#665C2A color codes

HEX	`#665C2A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 92, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 59%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, -3.12, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 29.98, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.725, 10.647, 3.733)`
Decimal	`6708266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665C2A, 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 #665C2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665C2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #665C2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665c2a; }
.text { color: #665c2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665c2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 92 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665c2a, #52662a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665C2A?: #665C2A 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 #665C2A?: The RGB value is 102, 92, 42: 102 red, 92 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665C2A?: The complementary color is #2A3466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665C2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.