What color is #666857?

#666857 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666857?

The RGB value is 102, 104, 87: 102 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666857?

The complementary color is #595768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666857?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666857 color

#666857 rgb(102, 104, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666857 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 40.8% green and 34.1% blue (102, 104, 87).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Black Forest (#5E6354), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#666857 color codes

HEX	`#666857`
RGB	`rgb(102, 104, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 40.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 16%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.38, -4.07, 9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.38, 10.18, 113.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.15, 13.414, 10.964)`
Decimal	`6711383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666857, 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 #666857	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666857 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #666857 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666857; }
.text { color: #666857; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666857; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 104 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666857, #5e6857); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666857?: #666857 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Black Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666857?: The RGB value is 102, 104, 87: 102 red, 104 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666857?: The complementary color is #595768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666857?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.