What color is #668966?

#668966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668966?

The RGB value is 102, 137, 102: 102 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668966?

The complementary color is #896689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668966 color

#668966 rgb(102, 137, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #668966 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.7% green and 40% blue (102, 137, 102).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kashmir (#6F8D6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#668966 color codes

HEX	`#668966`
RGB	`rgb(102, 137, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.68, -19.62, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.68, 24.63, 142.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.823, 21.675, 15.865)`
Decimal	`6719846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668966, 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 #668966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #668966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668966; }
.text { color: #668966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 137 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668966, #668977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #668966?: #668966 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kashmir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668966?: The RGB value is 102, 137, 102: 102 red, 137 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668966?: The complementary color is #896689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.