What color is #668D73?

#668D73 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 #668D73?

The RGB value is 102, 141, 115: 102 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668D73?

The complementary color is #8D6680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668D73 color

#668D73 rgb(102, 141, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #668D73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (102, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#668D73 color codes

HEX	`#668D73`
RGB	`rgb(102, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.19, -19.19, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.19, 21.44, 153.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.098, 23.112, 19.724)`
Decimal	`6720883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668D73, 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 #668D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #668D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668d73; }
.text { color: #668d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668d73, #668d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #668D73?: #668D73 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 #668D73?: The RGB value is 102, 141, 115: 102 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668D73?: The complementary color is #8D6680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.