What color is #66654D?

#66654D 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 #66654D?

The RGB value is 102, 101, 77: 102 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66654D?

The complementary color is #4D4E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66654D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66654D color

#66654D rgb(102, 101, 77)

Shades of yellow

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 39.6% green and 30.2% blue (102, 101, 77).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 14% 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 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#66654D color codes

HEX	`#66654D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 101, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 39.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 25%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.26, -4.01, 13.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.26, 14.35, 106.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.473, 12.668, 8.861)`
Decimal	`6710605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66654D, 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 #66654D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66654D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #66654D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66654d; }
.text { color: #66654d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66654d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 101 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66654d, #5b664d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66654D?: #66654D 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 #66654D?: The RGB value is 102, 101, 77: 102 red, 101 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66654D?: The complementary color is #4D4E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66654D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.