What color is #66745E?

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

What is the RGB value of #66745E?

The RGB value is 102, 116, 94: 102 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66745E?

The complementary color is #6C5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66745E color

#66745E rgb(102, 116, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #66745E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (102, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#66745E color codes

HEX	`#66745E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 19%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, -9.69, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 14.24, 132.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.745, 16.124, 12.976)`
Decimal	`6714462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66745E, 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 #66745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #66745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66745e; }
.text { color: #66745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66745e, #5e7461); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66745E?: #66745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66745E?: The RGB value is 102, 116, 94: 102 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66745E?: The complementary color is #6C5E74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.