What color is #66725B?

#66725B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66725B?

The RGB value is 102, 114, 91: 102 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66725B?

The complementary color is #675B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66725B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66725B color

#66725B rgb(102, 114, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #66725B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 44.7% green and 35.7% blue (102, 114, 91).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Hinterland (#616C51), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#66725B color codes

HEX	`#66725B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 114, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 44.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 20%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 20%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.46, -9.11, 11.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.46, 14.49, 128.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.385, 15.615, 12.204)`
Decimal	`6713947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66725B, 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 #66725B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66725B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #66725B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66725b; }
.text { color: #66725b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66725b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 114 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66725b, #5b725c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66725B?: #66725B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Hinterland. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66725B?: The RGB value is 102, 114, 91: 102 red, 114 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66725B?: The complementary color is #675B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66725B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.