What color is #66664A?

#66664A 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 #66664A?

The RGB value is 102, 102, 74: 102 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66664A?

The complementary color is #4A4A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66664A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66664A color

#66664A rgb(102, 102, 74)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66664A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40% green and 29% blue (102, 102, 74).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 16% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eat Your Greens (#696845), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#66664A color codes

HEX	`#66664A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 102, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 16%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 27%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.49, -5.07, 15.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.49, 16.68, 107.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.467, 12.822, 8.348)`
Decimal	`6710858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66664A, 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 #66664A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66664A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #66664A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66664a; }
.text { color: #66664a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66664a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 102 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66664a, #58664a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66664A?: #66664A 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 #66664A?: The RGB value is 102, 102, 74: 102 red, 102 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66664A?: The complementary color is #4A4A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66664A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.