What color is #66674E?

#66674E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66674E?

The RGB value is 102, 103, 78: 102 red, 103 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66674E?

The complementary color is #4F4E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66674E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66674E color

#66674E rgb(102, 103, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66674E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.4% green and 30.6% blue (102, 103, 78).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#66674E color codes

HEX	`#66674E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 103, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.88, -5.02, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.88, 14.9, 109.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.705, 13.075, 9.113)`
Decimal	`6711118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66674E, 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 #66674E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66674E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #66674E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66674e; }
.text { color: #66674e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66674e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 103 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66674e, #5a674e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66674E?: #66674E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Herbal Whispers. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66674E?: The RGB value is 102, 103, 78: 102 red, 103 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66674E?: The complementary color is #4F4E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66674E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.