What color is #66684F?

#66684F 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 #66684F?

The RGB value is 102, 104, 79: 102 red, 104 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66684F?

The complementary color is #514F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66684F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66684F color

#66684F rgb(102, 104, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66684F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.8% green and 31% blue (102, 104, 79).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 14% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#66684F color codes

HEX	`#66684F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 104, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 14%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 24%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.2, -5.44, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.2, 14.9, 111.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.841, 13.29, 9.337)`
Decimal	`6711375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66684F, 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 #66684F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66684F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #66684F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66684f; }
.text { color: #66684f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66684f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 104 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66684f, #5a684f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66684F?: #66684F 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 #66684F?: The RGB value is 102, 104, 79: 102 red, 104 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66684F?: The complementary color is #514F68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66684F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.