What color is #66614F?

#66614F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66614F?

The RGB value is 102, 97, 79: 102 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66614F?

The complementary color is #4F5466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66614F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66614F color

#66614F rgb(102, 97, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66614F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38% green and 31% blue (102, 97, 79).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#66614F color codes

HEX	`#66614F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 97, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.12, -1.32, 11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.12, 11.08, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.165, 11.939, 9.112)`
Decimal	`6709583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66614F, 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 #66614F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66614F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #66614F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66614f; }
.text { color: #66614f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66614f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 97 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66614f, #60664f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66614F?: #66614F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66614F?: The RGB value is 102, 97, 79: 102 red, 97 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66614F?: The complementary color is #4F5466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66614F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.