What color is #669463?

#669463 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669463?

The RGB value is 102, 148, 99: 102 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669463?

The complementary color is #916394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669463?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669463 color

#669463 rgb(102, 148, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #669463 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58% green and 38.8% blue (102, 148, 99).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#669463 color codes

HEX	`#669463`
RGB	`rgb(102, 148, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 33%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.98, -25.75, 21.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.98, 33.28, 140.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.321, 24.905, 15.644)`
Decimal	`6722659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669463, 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 #669463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #669463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669463; }
.text { color: #669463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 148 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669463, #639479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #669463?: #669463 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669463?: The RGB value is 102, 148, 99: 102 red, 148 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669463?: The complementary color is #916394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669463?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.