What color is #66705B?

#66705B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66705B?

The RGB value is 102, 112, 91: 102 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66705B?

The complementary color is #655B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66705B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66705B color

#66705B rgb(102, 112, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #66705B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.9% green and 35.7% blue (102, 112, 91).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#66705B color codes

HEX	`#66705B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 112, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, -7.98, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 13.13, 127.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.162, 15.168, 12.13)`
Decimal	`6713435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66705B, 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 #66705B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66705B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #66705B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66705b; }
.text { color: #66705b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66705b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 112 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66705b, #5c705b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66705B?: #66705B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66705B?: The RGB value is 102, 112, 91: 102 red, 112 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66705B?: The complementary color is #655B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66705B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.