What color is #666600?

#666600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666600?

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

What is the complementary color of #666600?

The complementary color is #000066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666600?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666600 color

#666600 rgb(102, 102, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666600 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40% green and 0% blue (102, 102, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#666600 color codes

HEX	`#666600`
RGB	`rgb(102, 102, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.73, -11, 48.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.73, 49.45, 102.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.231, 12.328, 1.841)`
Decimal	`6710784`
Short hex	`#660`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666600, 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 #666600	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666600 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #666600 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666600; }
.text { color: #666600; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666600; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 102 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666600, #336600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #666600?: #666600 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666600?: The RGB value is 102, 102, 0: 102 red, 102 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666600?: The complementary color is #000066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666600?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.