What color is #668B6D?

#668B6D 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 #668B6D?

The RGB value is 102, 139, 109: 102 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668B6D?

The complementary color is #8B6684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668B6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668B6D color

#668B6D rgb(102, 139, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #668B6D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 54.5% green and 42.7% blue (102, 139, 109).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#668B6D color codes

HEX	`#668B6D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 139, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 54.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, -19.34, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 22.73, 148.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.472, 22.393, 17.867)`
Decimal	`6720365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668B6D, 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 #668B6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668B6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #668B6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668b6d; }
.text { color: #668b6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668b6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 139 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668b6d, #668b7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668B6D?: #668B6D 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 #668B6D?: The RGB value is 102, 139, 109: 102 red, 139 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668B6D?: The complementary color is #8B6684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668B6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.