What color is #66956E?

#66956E 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 #66956E?

The RGB value is 102, 149, 110: 102 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66956E?

The complementary color is #95668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66956E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66956E color

#66956E rgb(102, 149, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #66956E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.4% green and 43.1% blue (102, 149, 110).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#66956E color codes

HEX	`#66956E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 149, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 32%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, -24.28, 15.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 28.88, 147.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.04, 25.445, 18.657)`
Decimal	`6722926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66956E, 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 #66956E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66956E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #66956E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66956e; }
.text { color: #66956e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66956e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 149 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66956e, #669585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66956E?: #66956E 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 #66956E?: The RGB value is 102, 149, 110: 102 red, 149 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66956E?: The complementary color is #95668D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66956E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.