What color is #66887A?

#66887A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66887A?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 122: 102 red, 136 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66887A?

The complementary color is #886674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66887A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66887A color

#66887A rgb(102, 136, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #66887A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 47.8% blue (102, 136, 122).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#66887A color codes

HEX	`#66887A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, -15.06, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 15.49, 166.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.795, 21.838, 21.686)`
Decimal	`6719610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66887A, 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 #66887A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66887A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #66887A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66887a; }
.text { color: #66887a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66887a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66887a, #668588); }

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Questions

What color is #66887A?: #66887A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66887A?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 122: 102 red, 136 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66887A?: The complementary color is #886674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66887A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.