What color is #665E3D?

#665E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #665E3D?

The RGB value is 102, 94, 61: 102 red, 94 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665E3D?

The complementary color is #3D4566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665E3D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665E3D color

#665E3D rgb(102, 94, 61)

Shades of brown

The hex color #665E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 36.9% green and 23.9% blue (102, 94, 61).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#665E3D color codes

HEX	`#665E3D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 94, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 36.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.86, -2.21, 20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.86, 20.22, 96.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.325, 11.167, 6.026)`
Decimal	`6708797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665E3D, 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 #665E3D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665E3D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #665E3D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665e3d; }
.text { color: #665e3d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665e3d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 94 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665e3d, #5a663d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665E3D?: #665E3D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #665E3D?: The RGB value is 102, 94, 61: 102 red, 94 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665E3D?: The complementary color is #3D4566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665E3D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.