What color is #66765E?

#66765E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66765E?

The RGB value is 102, 118, 94: 102 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66765E?

The complementary color is #6E5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66765E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66765E color

#66765E rgb(102, 118, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #66765E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 46.3% green and 36.9% blue (102, 118, 94).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#66765E color codes

HEX	`#66765E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 118, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 46.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, -10.82, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 15.63, 133.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.978, 16.59, 13.053)`
Decimal	`6714974`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66765E, 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 #66765E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66765E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #66765E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66765e; }
.text { color: #66765e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66765e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 118 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66765e, #5e7662); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66765E?: #66765E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66765E?: The RGB value is 102, 118, 94: 102 red, 118 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66765E?: The complementary color is #6E5E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66765E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.