What color is #66653A?

#66653A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66653A?

The RGB value is 102, 101, 58: 102 red, 101 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66653A?

The complementary color is #3A3B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66653A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66653A color

#66653A rgb(102, 101, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66653A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.6% green and 22.7% blue (102, 101, 58).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 43% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#66653A color codes

HEX	`#66653A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 101, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 43%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, -6.69, 24.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 25.35, 105.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.897, 12.438, 5.829)`
Decimal	`6710586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66653A, 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 #66653A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66653A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #66653A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66653a; }
.text { color: #66653a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66653a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 101 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66653a, #51663a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #66653A?: #66653A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66653A?: The RGB value is 102, 101, 58: 102 red, 101 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66653A?: The complementary color is #3A3B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66653A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.