What color is #668453?

#668453 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668453?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 83: 102 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668453?

The complementary color is #715384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668453?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668453 color

#668453 rgb(102, 132, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #668453 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 32.5% blue (102, 132, 83).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#668453 color codes

HEX	`#668453`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 37%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -20.22, 23.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 30.69, 131.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.292, 19.951, 11.227)`
Decimal	`6718547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668453, 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 #668453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #668453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668453; }
.text { color: #668453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668453, #538459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #668453?: #668453 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668453?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 83: 102 red, 132 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668453?: The complementary color is #715384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668453?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.