What color is #668377?

#668377 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668377?

The RGB value is 102, 131, 119: 102 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668377?

The complementary color is #836672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668377 color

#668377 rgb(102, 131, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #668377 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (102, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#668377 color codes

HEX	`#668377`
RGB	`rgb(102, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -12.99, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 13.35, 166.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.925, 20.389, 20.493)`
Decimal	`6718327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668377, 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 #668377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #668377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668377; }
.text { color: #668377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668377, #668083); }

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Questions

What color is #668377?: #668377 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668377?: The RGB value is 102, 131, 119: 102 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668377?: The complementary color is #836672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.