What color is #66826E?

#66826E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66826E?

The RGB value is 102, 130, 110: 102 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66826E?

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

Is black or white text better on #66826E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66826E color

#66826E rgb(102, 130, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #66826E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51% green and 43.1% blue (102, 130, 110).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#66826E color codes

HEX	`#66826E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 130, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.74, -14.33, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.74, 16.21, 152.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.276, 19.915, 17.735)`
Decimal	`6718062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66826E, 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 #66826E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66826E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #66826E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66826e; }
.text { color: #66826e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66826e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 130 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66826e, #66827c); }

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Questions

What color is #66826E?: #66826E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66826E?: The RGB value is 102, 130, 110: 102 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66826E?: The complementary color is #82667A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66826E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.