What color is #66745C?

#66745C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66745C?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 92: 102 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66745C?

The complementary color is #6A5C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66745C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66745C color

#66745C rgb(102, 116, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #66745C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 36.1% blue (102, 116, 92).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#66745C color codes

HEX	`#66745C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 21%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 21%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.09, -10.06, 11.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.09, 15.32, 131.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.656, 16.088, 12.509)`
Decimal	`6714460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66745C, 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 #66745C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66745C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #66745C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66745c; }
.text { color: #66745c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66745c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66745c, #5c745e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66745C?: #66745C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66745C?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 92: 102 red, 116 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66745C?: The complementary color is #6A5C74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66745C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.