What color is #668268?

#668268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668268?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 104: 102 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668268?

The complementary color is #826680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668268 color

#668268 rgb(102, 130, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #668268 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 40.8% blue (102, 130, 104).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#668268 color codes

HEX	`#668268`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.6, -15.52, 10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.6, 18.94, 145.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.96, 19.789, 16.073)`
Decimal	`6718056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668268, 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 #668268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #668268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668268; }
.text { color: #668268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668268, #668276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668268?: #668268 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668268?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 104: 102 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668268?: The complementary color is #826680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.