What color is #66633E?

#66633E 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 #66633E?

The RGB value is 102, 99, 62: 102 red, 99 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66633E?

The complementary color is #3E4166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66633E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66633E color

#66633E rgb(102, 99, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66633E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.8% green and 24.3% blue (102, 99, 62).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#66633E color codes

HEX	`#66633E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 99, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.8%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, -5.02, 21.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 22.05, 103.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.811, 12.097, 6.322)`
Decimal	`6710078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66633E, 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 #66633E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66633E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #66633E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66633e; }
.text { color: #66633e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66633e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 99 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66633e, #55663e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #66633E?: #66633E 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 #66633E?: The RGB value is 102, 99, 62: 102 red, 99 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66633E?: The complementary color is #3E4166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66633E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.