What color is #66846A?

#66846A 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 #66846A?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 106: 102 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66846A?

The complementary color is #846680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66846A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66846A color

#66846A rgb(102, 132, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #66846A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 41.6% blue (102, 132, 106).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#66846A color codes

HEX	`#66846A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.25, -16.21, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.25, 19.37, 146.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.332, 20.367, 16.704)`
Decimal	`6718570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66846A, 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 #66846A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66846A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #66846A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66846a; }
.text { color: #66846a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66846a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66846a, #668479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66846A?: #66846A 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 #66846A?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 106: 102 red, 132 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66846A?: The complementary color is #846680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66846A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.