What color is #668C52?

#668C52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668C52?

The RGB value is 102, 140, 82: 102 red, 140 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668C52?

The complementary color is #78528C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668C52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668C52 color

#668C52 rgb(102, 140, 82)

Shades of green

The hex color #668C52 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 54.9% green and 32.2% blue (102, 140, 82).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#668C52 color codes

HEX	`#668C52`
RGB	`rgb(102, 140, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 54.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 41%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, -24.46, 26.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 36.29, 132.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.38, 22.19, 11.401)`
Decimal	`6720594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668C52, 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 #668C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #668C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668c52; }
.text { color: #668c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 140 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668c52, #528c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #668C52?: #668C52 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668C52?: The RGB value is 102, 140, 82: 102 red, 140 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668C52?: The complementary color is #78528C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668C52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.