What color is #666E57?

#666E57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #666E57?

The RGB value is 102, 110, 87: 102 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #666E57?

The complementary color is #5F576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #666E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#666E57 color

#666E57 rgb(102, 110, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #666E57 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.1% green and 34.1% blue (102, 110, 87).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#666E57 color codes

HEX	`#666E57`
RGB	`rgb(102, 110, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 21%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, -7.55, 11.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 14.04, 122.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.776, 14.665, 11.173)`
Decimal	`6712919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #666E57, 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 #666E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#666E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #666E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #666e57; }
.text { color: #666e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #666e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 110 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #666e57, #5b6e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #666E57?: #666E57 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #666E57?: The RGB value is 102, 110, 87: 102 red, 110 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #666E57?: The complementary color is #5F576E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #666E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.