What color is #666C36?

#666C36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666C36?

The RGB value is 102, 108, 54: 102 red, 108 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666C36?

The complementary color is #3C366C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666C36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666C36 color

#666C36 rgb(102, 108, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666C36 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42.4% green and 21.2% blue (102, 108, 54).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 33% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Civilization (#69673A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#666C36 color codes

HEX	`#666C36`
RGB	`rgb(102, 108, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 33%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 50%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 50%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, -11.13, 29.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 31.29, 110.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.508, 13.816, 5.55)`
Decimal	`6712374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666C36, 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 #666C36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666C36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #666C36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666c36; }
.text { color: #666c36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666c36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 108 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666c36, #4b6c36); }

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Questions

What color is #666C36?: #666C36 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle Civilization. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666C36?: The RGB value is 102, 108, 54: 102 red, 108 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666C36?: The complementary color is #3C366C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666C36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.