What color is #66857E?

#66857E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66857E?

The RGB value is 102, 133, 126: 102 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66857E?

The complementary color is #85666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66857E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66857E color

#66857E rgb(102, 133, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66857E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.2% green and 49.4% blue (102, 133, 126).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#66857E color codes

HEX	`#66857E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 133, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.06, -12.53, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.06, 12.53, 179.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.632, 21.106, 22.879)`
Decimal	`6718846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66857E, 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 #66857E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66857E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #66857E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66857e; }
.text { color: #66857e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66857e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 133 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66857e, #667c85); }

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Questions

What color is #66857E?: #66857E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66857E?: The RGB value is 102, 133, 126: 102 red, 133 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66857E?: The complementary color is #85666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66857E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.