What color is #668568?

#668568 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 #668568?

The RGB value is 102, 133, 104: 102 red, 133 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668568?

The complementary color is #856683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668568?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668568 color

#668568 rgb(102, 133, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #668568 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.2% green and 40.8% blue (102, 133, 104).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#668568 color codes

HEX	`#668568`
RGB	`rgb(102, 133, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, -17.13, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 20.99, 144.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.365, 20.599, 16.208)`
Decimal	`6718824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668568, 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 #668568	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668568 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #668568 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668568; }
.text { color: #668568; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668568; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 133 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668568, #668577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668568?: #668568 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 #668568?: The RGB value is 102, 133, 104: 102 red, 133 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668568?: The complementary color is #856683, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668568?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.