What color is #668569?

#668569 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 #668569?

The RGB value is 102, 133, 105: 102 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668569?

The complementary color is #856682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668569?

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.

#668569 color

#668569 rgb(102, 133, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #668569 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.2% green and 41.2% blue (102, 133, 105).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% 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).

#668569 color codes

HEX	`#668569`
RGB	`rgb(102, 133, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.53, -16.94, 11.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.53, 20.52, 145.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.416, 20.619, 16.477)`
Decimal	`6718825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668569, 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 #668569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668569 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 #668569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668569; }
.text { color: #668569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 133 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668569, #668578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668569?: #668569 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 #668569?: The RGB value is 102, 133, 105: 102 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668569?: The complementary color is #856682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668569?: 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.