What color is #668F4D?

#668F4D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #668F4D?

The RGB value is 102, 143, 77: 102 red, 143 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #668F4D?

The complementary color is #764D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #668F4D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#668F4D color

#668F4D rgb(102, 143, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #668F4D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 56.1% green and 30.2% blue (102, 143, 77).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Homegrown (#63884A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#668F4D color codes

HEX	`#668F4D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 143, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 56.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 46%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 46%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.08, -26.65, 30.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.08, 40.57, 131.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.641, 23.005, 10.583)`
Decimal	`6721357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #668F4D, 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 #668F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#668F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #668F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #668f4d; }
.text { color: #668f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #668f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 143 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #668f4d, #4d8f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #668F4D?: #668F4D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Homegrown. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #668F4D?: The RGB value is 102, 143, 77: 102 red, 143 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #668F4D?: The complementary color is #764D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #668F4D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.