What color is #66705D?

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

What is the RGB value of #66705D?

The RGB value is 102, 112, 93: 102 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66705D?

The complementary color is #675D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66705D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66705D color

#66705D rgb(102, 112, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66705D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.9% green and 36.5% blue (102, 112, 93).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#66705D color codes

HEX	`#66705D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 112, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.91, -7.61, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.91, 12.02, 129.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.249, 15.203, 12.59)`
Decimal	`6713437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66705D, 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 #66705D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66705D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #66705D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66705d; }
.text { color: #66705d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66705d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 112 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66705d, #5d705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66705D?: #66705D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66705D?: The RGB value is 102, 112, 93: 102 red, 112 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66705D?: The complementary color is #675D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66705D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.