What color is #669270?

#669270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669270?

The RGB value is 102, 146, 112: 102 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669270?

The complementary color is #926688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669270 color

#669270 rgb(102, 146, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #669270 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 57.3% green and 43.9% blue (102, 146, 112).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#669270 color codes

HEX	`#669270`
RGB	`rgb(102, 146, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 57.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.64, -22.37, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.64, 26.03, 149.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.682, 24.552, 19.081)`
Decimal	`6722160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669270, 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 #669270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #669270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669270; }
.text { color: #669270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 146 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669270, #669286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #669270?: #669270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669270?: The RGB value is 102, 146, 112: 102 red, 146 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669270?: The complementary color is #926688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.