What color is #66734D?

#66734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66734D?

The RGB value is 102, 115, 77: 102 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66734D?

The complementary color is #5A4D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66734D?

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.

#66734D color

#66734D rgb(102, 115, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #66734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.1% green and 30.2% blue (102, 115, 77).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 20% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#66734D color codes

HEX	`#66734D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 115, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 20%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 33%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 33%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, -12, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 22.87, 121.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.95, 15.622, 9.353)`
Decimal	`6714189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66734D, 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 #66734D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66734D 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 #66734D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66734d; }
.text { color: #66734d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66734d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 115 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66734d, #53734d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #66734D?: #66734D is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66734D?: The RGB value is 102, 115, 77: 102 red, 115 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66734D?: The complementary color is #5A4D73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66734D?: 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.