What color is #668875?

#668875 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668875?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 117: 102 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668875?

The complementary color is #886679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668875 color

#668875 rgb(102, 136, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #668875 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 45.9% blue (102, 136, 117).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#668875 color codes

HEX	`#668875`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 14%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -16.13, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 17.33, 158.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.494, 21.717, 20.096)`
Decimal	`6719605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668875, 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 #668875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #668875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668875; }
.text { color: #668875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668875, #668886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668875?: #668875 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668875?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 117: 102 red, 136 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668875?: The complementary color is #886679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.