What color is #66654C?

#66654C 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 #66654C?

The RGB value is 102, 101, 76: 102 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66654C?

The complementary color is #4C4D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66654C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66654C color

#66654C rgb(102, 101, 76)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66654C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.6% green and 29.8% blue (102, 101, 76).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#66654C color codes

HEX	`#66654C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 101, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, -4.17, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 14.94, 106.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.438, 12.654, 8.676)`
Decimal	`6710604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66654C, 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 #66654C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66654C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #66654C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66654c; }
.text { color: #66654c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66654c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 101 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66654c, #5a664c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66654C?: #66654C 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 #66654C?: The RGB value is 102, 101, 76: 102 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66654C?: The complementary color is #4C4D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66654C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.