What color is #666146?

#666146 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666146?

The RGB value is 102, 97, 70: 102 red, 97 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666146?

The complementary color is #464B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666146?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666146 color

#666146 rgb(102, 97, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666146 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38% green and 27.5% blue (102, 97, 70).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#666146 color codes

HEX	`#666146`
RGB	`rgb(102, 97, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.92, -2.74, 16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.92, 16.38, 99.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.86, 11.817, 7.502)`
Decimal	`6709574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666146, 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 #666146	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666146 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #666146 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666146; }
.text { color: #666146; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666146; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 97 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666146, #5b6646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666146?: #666146 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666146?: The RGB value is 102, 97, 70: 102 red, 97 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666146?: The complementary color is #464B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666146?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.