What color is #668768?

#668768 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 #668768?

The RGB value is 102, 135, 104: 102 red, 135 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668768?

The complementary color is #876685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668768 color

#668768 rgb(102, 135, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #668768 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 52.9% green and 40.8% blue (102, 135, 104).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#668768 color codes

HEX	`#668768`
RGB	`rgb(102, 135, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 52.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 24%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 23%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -18.19, 12.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 22.34, 144.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.641, 21.152, 16.3)`
Decimal	`6719336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668768, 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 #668768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #668768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668768; }
.text { color: #668768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 135 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668768, #668778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668768?: #668768 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 #668768?: The RGB value is 102, 135, 104: 102 red, 135 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668768?: The complementary color is #876685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.