What color is #669841?

#669841 is a desaturated green known as Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bitter Leaf?

The RGB value is 102, 152, 65: 102 red, 152 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bitter Leaf?

The complementary color is #734198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669841?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bitter Leaf color: hex code #669841

#669841 rgb(102, 152, 65)

Shades of green

Bitter Leaf has the hex code #669841. It is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 59.6% green and 25.5% blue (102, 152, 65).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 40% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 40% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

Bitter Leaf (#669841) color codes

HEX	`#669841`
RGB	`rgb(102, 152, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 59.6%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 40%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 57%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 57%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.72, -32.42, 39.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.72, 51.41, 129.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.662, 25.662, 9.023)`
Decimal	`6723649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bitter Leaf, 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 #669841	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669841 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	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 #669841 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669841; }
.text { color: #669841; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669841; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 152 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669841, #419847); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #669841 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #669841?: #669841 is a desaturated green known as Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bitter Leaf?: The RGB value is 102, 152, 65: 102 red, 152 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bitter Leaf?: The complementary color is #734198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669841?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.