What color is #666347?

#666347 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 #666347?

The RGB value is 102, 99, 71: 102 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666347?

The complementary color is #474A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666347 color

#666347 rgb(102, 99, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666347 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 38.8% green and 27.8% blue (102, 99, 71).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#666347 color codes

HEX	`#666347`
RGB	`rgb(102, 99, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 38.8%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, -3.77, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 16.81, 102.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.079, 12.204, 7.732)`
Decimal	`6710087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666347, 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 #666347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #666347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666347; }
.text { color: #666347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 99 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666347, #5a6647); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666347?: #666347 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 #666347?: The RGB value is 102, 99, 71: 102 red, 99 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666347?: The complementary color is #474A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.