What color is #666C48?

#666C48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666C48?

The RGB value is 102, 108, 72: 102 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666C48?

The complementary color is #4E486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666C48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666C48 color

#666C48 rgb(102, 108, 72)

Shades of green

The hex color #666C48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 42.4% green and 28.2% blue (102, 108, 72).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Bancha (#666A47), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#666C48 color codes

HEX	`#666C48`
RGB	`rgb(102, 108, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 42.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 33%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.26, -8.82, 19.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.26, 21.33, 114.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.012, 14.018, 8.203)`
Decimal	`6712392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666C48, 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 #666C48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666C48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #666C48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666c48; }
.text { color: #666c48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666c48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 108 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666c48, #546c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #666C48?: #666C48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666C48?: The RGB value is 102, 108, 72: 102 red, 108 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666C48?: The complementary color is #4E486C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666C48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.