What color is #668176?

#668176 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668176?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 118: 102 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668176?

The complementary color is #816671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668176 color

#668176 rgb(102, 129, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #668176 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 46.3% blue (102, 129, 118).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#668176 color codes

HEX	`#668176`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.65, -12.11, 2.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.65, 12.42, 167.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.599, 19.833, 20.09)`
Decimal	`6717814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668176, 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 #668176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #668176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668176; }
.text { color: #668176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668176, #667f81); }

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Questions

What color is #668176?: #668176 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668176?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 118: 102 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668176?: The complementary color is #816671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.