What color is #665D2C?

#665D2C 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 #665D2C?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 44: 102 red, 93 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D2C?

The complementary color is #2C3566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D2C color

#665D2C rgb(102, 93, 44)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #665D2C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 17.3% blue (102, 93, 44).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 40% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#665D2C color codes

HEX	`#665D2C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 40%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.3, -3.53, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.3, 29.33, 96.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.849, 10.836, 3.955)`
Decimal	`6708524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D2C, 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 #665D2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #665D2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d2c; }
.text { color: #665d2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d2c, #52662c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665D2C?: #665D2C 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 #665D2C?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 44: 102 red, 93 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D2C?: The complementary color is #2C3566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.