What color is #665D33?

#665D33 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 #665D33?

The RGB value is 102, 93, 51: 102 red, 93 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665D33?

The complementary color is #333C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665D33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665D33 color

#665D33 rgb(102, 93, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665D33 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.5% green and 20% blue (102, 93, 51).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% 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 6.61:1).

#665D33 color codes

HEX	`#665D33`
RGB	`rgb(102, 93, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.5%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -2.81, 25.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 25.48, 96.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.992, 10.893, 4.708)`
Decimal	`6708531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665D33, 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 #665D33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665D33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #665D33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665d33; }
.text { color: #665d33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665d33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 93 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665d33, #566633); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665D33?: #665D33 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 #665D33?: The RGB value is 102, 93, 51: 102 red, 93 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665D33?: The complementary color is #333C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665D33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.