What color is #66866B?

#66866B 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 #66866B?

The RGB value is 102, 134, 107: 102 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66866B?

The complementary color is #866681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66866B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66866B color

#66866B rgb(102, 134, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #66866B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.5% green and 42% blue (102, 134, 107).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#66866B color codes

HEX	`#66866B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 134, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.5%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.88, -17.08, 10.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.88, 20.27, 147.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.658, 20.936, 17.07)`
Decimal	`6719083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66866B, 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 #66866B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66866B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #66866B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66866b; }
.text { color: #66866b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66866b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 134 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66866b, #66867b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #66866B?: #66866B 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 #66866B?: The RGB value is 102, 134, 107: 102 red, 134 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66866B?: The complementary color is #866681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66866B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.