What color is #66816F?

#66816F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66816F?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 111: 102 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66816F?

The complementary color is #816678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66816F color

#66816F rgb(102, 129, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #66816F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (102, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#66816F color codes

HEX	`#66816F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.46, -13.58, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.46, 15.1, 154.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.198, 19.673, 17.98)`
Decimal	`6717807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66816F, 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 #66816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #66816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66816f; }
.text { color: #66816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66816f, #66817d); }

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Questions

What color is #66816F?: #66816F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66816F?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 111: 102 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66816F?: The complementary color is #816678, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.