What color is #66BB00?

#66BB00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Emerald Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emerald Glitter?

The RGB value is 102, 187, 0: 102 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emerald Glitter?

The complementary color is #5500BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66BB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emerald Glitter color: hex code #66BB00

#66BB00 rgb(102, 187, 0)

Shades of green

Emerald Glitter has the hex code #66BB00. It is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 73.3% green and 0% blue (102, 187, 0).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 100% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

Emerald Glitter (#66BB00) color codes

HEX	`#66BB00`
RGB	`rgb(102, 187, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 73.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 100%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 100%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 100%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.29, -50.61, 68.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.29, 85.14, 126.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.249, 38.364, 6.18)`
Decimal	`6732544`
Short hex	`#6B0`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emerald Glitter, 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 #66BB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66BB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	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 #66BB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66bb00; }
.text { color: #66bb00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66bb00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 187 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66bb00, #09bb00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #66BB00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66BB00?: #66BB00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green known as Emerald Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emerald Glitter?: The RGB value is 102, 187, 0: 102 red, 187 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emerald Glitter?: The complementary color is #5500BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66BB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.