What color is #668969?

#668969 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 #668969?

The RGB value is 102, 137, 105: 102 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668969?

The complementary color is #896686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668969 color

#668969 rgb(102, 137, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #668969 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 53.7% green and 41.2% blue (102, 137, 105).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#668969 color codes

HEX	`#668969`
RGB	`rgb(102, 137, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 53.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.75, -19.06, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.75, 23.22, 145.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.974, 21.735, 16.663)`
Decimal	`6719849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668969, 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 #668969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #668969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668969; }
.text { color: #668969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 137 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668969, #66897a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668969?: #668969 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 #668969?: The RGB value is 102, 137, 105: 102 red, 137 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668969?: The complementary color is #896686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.