What color is #668A59?

#668A59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668A59?

The RGB value is 102, 138, 89: 102 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668A59?

The complementary color is #7D598A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668A59?

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.

#668A59 color

#668A59 rgb(102, 138, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #668A59 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 54.1% green and 34.9% blue (102, 138, 89).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#668A59 color codes

HEX	`#668A59`
RGB	`rgb(102, 138, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 54.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, -22.37, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 31.59, 135.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.371, 21.723, 12.78)`
Decimal	`6720089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668A59, 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 #668A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668A59 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 #668A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668a59; }
.text { color: #668a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 138 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668a59, #598a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #668A59?: #668A59 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668A59?: The RGB value is 102, 138, 89: 102 red, 138 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668A59?: The complementary color is #7D598A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668A59?: 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.