What color is #666445?

#666445 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 #666445?

The RGB value is 102, 100, 69: 102 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666445?

The complementary color is #454766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666445 color

#666445 rgb(102, 100, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666445 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.2% green and 27.1% blue (102, 100, 69).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 32% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#666445 color codes

HEX	`#666445`
RGB	`rgb(102, 100, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 32%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.8, -4.65, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.8, 18.51, 104.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.111, 12.369, 7.431)`
Decimal	`6710341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666445, 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 #666445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #666445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666445; }
.text { color: #666445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 100 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666445, #586645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666445?: #666445 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 #666445?: The RGB value is 102, 100, 69: 102 red, 100 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666445?: The complementary color is #454766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.