What color is #668370?

#668370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668370?

The RGB value is 102, 131, 112: 102 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668370?

The complementary color is #836679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668370?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668370 color

#668370 rgb(102, 131, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #668370 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.4% green and 43.9% blue (102, 131, 112).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 12% saturation and 46% 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 5.05:1).

#668370 color codes

HEX	`#668370`
RGB	`rgb(102, 131, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, -14.47, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 16.03, 154.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.52, 20.227, 18.36)`
Decimal	`6718320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668370, 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 #668370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #668370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668370; }
.text { color: #668370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 131 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668370, #66837e); }

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Questions

What color is #668370?: #668370 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668370?: The RGB value is 102, 131, 112: 102 red, 131 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668370?: The complementary color is #836679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668370?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.