What color is #666E23?

#666E23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666E23?

The RGB value is 102, 110, 35: 102 red, 110 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666E23?

The complementary color is #2B236E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666E23 color

#666E23 rgb(102, 110, 35)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #666E23 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.1% green and 13.7% blue (102, 110, 35).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 52% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 68% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Green (#657432), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#666E23 color codes

HEX	`#666E23`
RGB	`rgb(102, 110, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 52%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 68%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 68%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, -13.95, 39.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 41.64, 109.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.359, 14.098, 3.713)`
Decimal	`6712867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666E23, 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 #666E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #666E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666e23; }
.text { color: #666e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 110 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666e23, #416e23); }

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Questions

What color is #666E23?: #666E23 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Muddy Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666E23?: The RGB value is 102, 110, 35: 102 red, 110 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666E23?: The complementary color is #2B236E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.