What color is #666B59?

#666B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666B59?

The RGB value is 102, 107, 89: 102 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666B59?

The complementary color is #5E596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666B59 color

#666B59 rgb(102, 107, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #666B59 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42% green and 34.9% blue (102, 107, 89).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#666B59 color codes

HEX	`#666B59`
RGB	`rgb(102, 107, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.32, -5.46, 9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.32, 10.92, 120.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.54, 14.061, 11.503)`
Decimal	`6712153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666B59, 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 #666B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #666B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666b59; }
.text { color: #666b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 107 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666b59, #5d6b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666B59?: #666B59 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666B59?: The RGB value is 102, 107, 89: 102 red, 107 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666B59?: The complementary color is #5E596B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.