What color is #66705F?

#66705F 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 #66705F?

The RGB value is 102, 112, 95: 102 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66705F?

The complementary color is #695F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66705F color

#66705F rgb(102, 112, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66705F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (102, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% 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 5.19:1).

#66705F color codes

HEX	`#66705F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, -7.24, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 10.93, 131.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.339, 15.239, 13.063)`
Decimal	`6713439`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66705F, 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 #66705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #66705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66705f; }
.text { color: #66705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66705f, #5f7060); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #66705F?: #66705F 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 #66705F?: The RGB value is 102, 112, 95: 102 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66705F?: The complementary color is #695F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.