What color is #66887E?

#66887E 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 #66887E?

The RGB value is 102, 136, 126: 102 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66887E?

The complementary color is #886670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66887E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66887E color

#66887E rgb(102, 136, 126)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.3% green and 49.4% blue (102, 136, 126).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#66887E color codes

HEX	`#66887E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 136, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 25%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.96, -14.17, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.96, 14.25, 174.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.048, 21.939, 23.018)`
Decimal	`6719614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66887E, 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 #66887E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66887E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #66887E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66887e; }
.text { color: #66887e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66887e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 136 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66887e, #668188); }

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Questions

What color is #66887E?: #66887E 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 #66887E?: The RGB value is 102, 136, 126: 102 red, 136 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66887E?: The complementary color is #886670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66887E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.