What color is #66715E?

#66715E 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 #66715E?

The RGB value is 102, 113, 94: 102 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66715E?

The complementary color is #695E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66715E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66715E color

#66715E rgb(102, 113, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66715E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (102, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#66715E color codes

HEX	`#66715E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, -7.99, 9.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 12.16, 131.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.405, 15.443, 12.862)`
Decimal	`6713694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66715E, 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 #66715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #66715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66715e; }
.text { color: #66715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66715e, #5e7160); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66715E?: #66715E 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 #66715E?: The RGB value is 102, 113, 94: 102 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66715E?: The complementary color is #695E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66715E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.