What color is #668150?

#668150 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668150?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 80: 102 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668150?

The complementary color is #6B5081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668150?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668150 color

#668150 rgb(102, 129, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #668150 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 31.4% blue (102, 129, 80).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#668150 color codes

HEX	`#668150`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.81, -19.11, 23.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.81, 30.28, 129.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.777, 19.104, 10.497)`
Decimal	`6717776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668150, 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 #668150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #668150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668150; }
.text { color: #668150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668150, #508152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #668150?: #668150 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668150?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 80: 102 red, 129 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668150?: The complementary color is #6B5081, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668150?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.