What color is #668269?

#668269 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 #668269?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 105: 102 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668269?

The complementary color is #82667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668269 color

#668269 rgb(102, 130, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #668269 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 41.2% blue (102, 130, 105).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#668269 color codes

HEX	`#668269`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.62, -15.33, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.62, 18.47, 146.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.011, 19.81, 16.342)`
Decimal	`6718057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668269, 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 #668269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #668269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668269; }
.text { color: #668269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668269, #668277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668269?: #668269 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 #668269?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 105: 102 red, 130 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668269?: The complementary color is #82667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.