What color is #66AA22?

#66AA22 is a moderate green known as Green Symphony. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Symphony?

The RGB value is 102, 170, 34: 102 red, 170 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Symphony?

The complementary color is #6622AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66AA22?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Symphony color: hex code #66AA22

#66AA22 rgb(102, 170, 34)

Shades of green

Green Symphony has the hex code #66AA22. It is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 66.7% green and 13.3% blue (102, 170, 34).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 80% yellow and 33% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

Green Symphony (#66AA22) color codes

HEX	`#66AA22`
RGB	`rgb(102, 170, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 66.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 80%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, -42.78, 57.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 72, 126.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.143, 31.689, 6.568)`
Decimal	`6728226`
Short hex	`#6A2`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Symphony, 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 #66AA22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66AA22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #66AA22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66aa22; }
.text { color: #66aa22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66aa22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 170 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66aa22, #22aa22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

See #66AA22 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66AA22?: #66AA22 is a moderate green known as Green Symphony. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Symphony?: The RGB value is 102, 170, 34: 102 red, 170 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Symphony?: The complementary color is #6622AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66AA22?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.