What color is #666B41?

#666B41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666B41?

The RGB value is 102, 107, 65: 102 red, 107 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666B41?

The complementary color is #46416B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666B41 color

#666B41 rgb(102, 107, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666B41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42% green and 25.5% blue (102, 107, 65).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#666B41 color codes

HEX	`#666B41`
RGB	`rgb(102, 107, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 39%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, -9.23, 22.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 24.7, 111.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.691, 13.722, 7.033)`
Decimal	`6712129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666B41, 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 #666B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #666B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666b41; }
.text { color: #666b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 107 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666b41, #516b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #666B41?: #666B41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666B41?: The RGB value is 102, 107, 65: 102 red, 107 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666B41?: The complementary color is #46416B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.