What color is #668755?

#668755 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668755?

The RGB value is 102, 135, 85: 102 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668755?

The complementary color is #765587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668755 color

#668755 rgb(102, 135, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #668755 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.9% green and 33.3% blue (102, 135, 85).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#668755 color codes

HEX	`#668755`
RGB	`rgb(102, 135, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, -21.47, 23.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 31.62, 132.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.783, 20.808, 11.777)`
Decimal	`6719317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668755, 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 #668755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #668755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668755; }
.text { color: #668755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 135 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668755, #55875d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #668755?: #668755 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668755?: The RGB value is 102, 135, 85: 102 red, 135 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668755?: The complementary color is #765587, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.