What color is #66846C?

#66846C 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 #66846C?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 108: 102 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66846C?

The complementary color is #84667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66846C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66846C color

#66846C rgb(102, 132, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #66846C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 42.4% blue (102, 132, 108).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#66846C color codes

HEX	`#66846C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -15.82, 9.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 18.46, 148.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.437, 20.41, 17.258)`
Decimal	`6718572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66846C, 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 #66846C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66846C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #66846C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66846c; }
.text { color: #66846c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66846c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66846c, #66847b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66846C?: #66846C 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 #66846C?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 108: 102 red, 132 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66846C?: The complementary color is #84667E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66846C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.