What color is #66796D?

#66796D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66796D?

The RGB value is 102, 121, 109: 102 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66796D?

The complementary color is #796672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66796D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66796D color

#66796D rgb(102, 121, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66796D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 47.5% green and 42.7% blue (102, 121, 109).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camping Trip (#67786E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#66796D color codes

HEX	`#66796D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 121, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 47.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.01, -9.56, 4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.01, 10.46, 156.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.077, 17.603, 17.068)`
Decimal	`6715757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66796D, 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 #66796D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66796D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #66796D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66796d; }
.text { color: #66796d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66796d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 121 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66796d, #667977); }

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Questions

What color is #66796D?: #66796D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Trip. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66796D?: The RGB value is 102, 121, 109: 102 red, 121 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66796D?: The complementary color is #796672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66796D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.