What color is #665F30?

#665F30 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 #665F30?

The RGB value is 102, 95, 48: 102 red, 95 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #665F30?

The complementary color is #303766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #665F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#665F30 color

#665F30 rgb(102, 95, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #665F30 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 37.3% green and 18.8% blue (102, 95, 48).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#665F30 color codes

HEX	`#665F30`
RGB	`rgb(102, 95, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 37.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.95, -4.31, 27.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.95, 28.02, 98.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.105, 11.223, 4.43)`
Decimal	`6709040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #665F30, 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 #665F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#665F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #665F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #665f30; }
.text { color: #665f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #665f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 95 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #665f30, #526630); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #665F30?: #665F30 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 #665F30?: The RGB value is 102, 95, 48: 102 red, 95 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #665F30?: The complementary color is #303766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #665F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.