What color is #66856C?

#66856C 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 #66856C?

The RGB value is 102, 133, 108: 102 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66856C?

The complementary color is #85667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66856C?

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.

#66856C color

#66856C rgb(102, 133, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #66856C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.2% green and 42.4% blue (102, 133, 108).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#66856C color codes

HEX	`#66856C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 133, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.6, -16.35, 9.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.6, 19.14, 148.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.573, 20.682, 17.303)`
Decimal	`6718828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66856C, 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 #66856C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66856C 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 #66856C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66856c; }
.text { color: #66856c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66856c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 133 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66856c, #66857c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66856C?: #66856C 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 #66856C?: The RGB value is 102, 133, 108: 102 red, 133 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66856C?: The complementary color is #85667F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66856C?: 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.