What color is #666E49?

#666E49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666E49?

The RGB value is 102, 110, 73: 102 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666E49?

The complementary color is #51496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666E49 color

#666E49 rgb(102, 110, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #666E49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.1% green and 28.6% blue (102, 110, 73).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 57% 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 5.4:1).

#666E49 color codes

HEX	`#666E49`
RGB	`rgb(102, 110, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 34%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 34%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, -9.81, 19.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 21.98, 116.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.258, 14.458, 8.447)`
Decimal	`6712905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666E49, 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 #666E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #666E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666e49; }
.text { color: #666e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 110 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666e49, #546e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #666E49?: #666E49 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bancha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666E49?: The RGB value is 102, 110, 73: 102 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666E49?: The complementary color is #51496E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.