What color is #66785F?

#66785F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66785F?

The RGB value is 102, 120, 95: 102 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66785F?

The complementary color is #715F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66785F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66785F color

#66785F rgb(102, 120, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #66785F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.1% green and 37.3% blue (102, 120, 95).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#66785F color codes

HEX	`#66785F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 120, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 21%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.37, -11.75, 11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.37, 16.49, 135.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.261, 17.084, 13.37)`
Decimal	`6715487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66785F, 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 #66785F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66785F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #66785F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66785f; }
.text { color: #66785f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66785f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 120 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66785f, #5f7865); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66785F?: #66785F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66785F?: The RGB value is 102, 120, 95: 102 red, 120 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66785F?: The complementary color is #715F78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66785F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.