What color is #66817E?

#66817E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66817E?

The RGB value is 102, 129, 126: 102 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66817E?

The complementary color is #816669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66817E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66817E color

#66817E rgb(102, 129, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66817E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 50.6% green and 49.4% blue (102, 129, 126).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#66817E color codes

HEX	`#66817E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 129, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 50.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.87, -10.32, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.87, 10.44, 188.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.095, 20.031, 22.7)`
Decimal	`6717822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66817E, 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 #66817E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66817E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #66817E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66817e; }
.text { color: #66817e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66817e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 129 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66817e, #667681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66817E?: #66817E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66817E?: The RGB value is 102, 129, 126: 102 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66817E?: The complementary color is #816669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66817E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.