What color is #66694E?

#66694E 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 #66694E?

The RGB value is 102, 105, 78: 102 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66694E?

The complementary color is #514E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66694E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66694E color

#66694E rgb(102, 105, 78)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #66694E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 41.2% green and 30.6% blue (102, 105, 78).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Herbal Whispers (#6B6D4E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#66694E color codes

HEX	`#66694E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 105, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 41.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -6.18, 14.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 16.08, 112.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.906, 13.478, 9.181)`
Decimal	`6711630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66694E, 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 #66694E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66694E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #66694E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66694e; }
.text { color: #66694e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66694e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 105 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66694e, #59694e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66694E?: #66694E 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 #66694E?: The RGB value is 102, 105, 78: 102 red, 105 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66694E?: The complementary color is #514E69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66694E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.