What color is #66755D?

#66755D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66755D?

The RGB value is 102, 117, 93: 102 red, 117 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66755D?

The complementary color is #6C5D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66755D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66755D color

#66755D rgb(102, 117, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #66755D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 45.9% green and 36.5% blue (102, 117, 93).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% 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 4.92:1).

#66755D color codes

HEX	`#66755D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 117, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 45.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -10.44, 11.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 15.47, 132.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.816, 16.338, 12.779)`
Decimal	`6714717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66755D, 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 #66755D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66755D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #66755D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66755d; }
.text { color: #66755d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66755d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 117 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66755d, #5d7560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66755D?: #66755D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66755D?: The RGB value is 102, 117, 93: 102 red, 117 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66755D?: The complementary color is #6C5D75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66755D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.