What color is #668479?

#668479 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 #668479?

The RGB value is 102, 132, 121: 102 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668479?

The complementary color is #846671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668479 color

#668479 rgb(102, 132, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #668479 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 51.8% green and 47.5% blue (102, 132, 121).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#668479 color codes

HEX	`#668479`
RGB	`rgb(102, 132, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 51.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, -13.1, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 13.33, 169.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.181, 20.707, 21.177)`
Decimal	`6718585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668479, 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 #668479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #668479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668479; }
.text { color: #668479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 132 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668479, #668084); }

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Questions

What color is #668479?: #668479 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 #668479?: The RGB value is 102, 132, 121: 102 red, 132 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668479?: The complementary color is #846671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.