What color is #666650?

#666650 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666650?

The RGB value is 102, 102, 80: 102 red, 102 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666650?

The complementary color is #505066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666650 color

#666650 rgb(102, 102, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666650 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40% green and 31.4% blue (102, 102, 80).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#666650 color codes

HEX	`#666650`
RGB	`rgb(102, 102, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.62, -4.11, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.62, 13.14, 108.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.679, 12.907, 9.464)`
Decimal	`6710864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666650, 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 #666650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #666650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666650; }
.text { color: #666650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 102 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666650, #5b6650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666650?: #666650 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666650?: The RGB value is 102, 102, 80: 102 red, 102 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666650?: The complementary color is #505066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.