What color is #668478?

#668478 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 #668478?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 120: 102 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668478?

The complementary color is #846672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668478 color

#668478 rgb(102, 132, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #668478 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 47.1% blue (102, 132, 120).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#668478 color codes

HEX	`#668478`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -13.32, 2.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 13.65, 167.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.12, 20.683, 20.856)`
Decimal	`6718584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668478, 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 #668478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #668478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668478; }
.text { color: #668478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668478, #668184); }

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Questions

What color is #668478?: #668478 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 #668478?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 120: 102 red, 132 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668478?: The complementary color is #846672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.