What color is #666247?

#666247 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666247?

The RGB value is 102, 98, 71: 102 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666247?

The complementary color is #474B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666247 color

#666247 rgb(102, 98, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666247 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.4% green and 27.8% blue (102, 98, 71).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#666247 color codes

HEX	`#666247`
RGB	`rgb(102, 98, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, -3.18, 15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 16.29, 101.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.985, 12.015, 7.701)`
Decimal	`6709831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666247, 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 #666247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #666247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666247; }
.text { color: #666247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 98 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666247, #5b6647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666247?: #666247 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Eat Your Greens. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666247?: The RGB value is 102, 98, 71: 102 red, 98 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666247?: The complementary color is #474B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.