What color is #669655?

#669655 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669655?

The RGB value is 102, 150, 85: 102 red, 150 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669655?

The complementary color is #855596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669655?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669655 color

#669655 rgb(102, 150, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #669655 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.8% green and 33.3% blue (102, 150, 85).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 28% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Wicked Witch (#5B984F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#669655 color codes

HEX	`#669655`
RGB	`rgb(102, 150, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 28%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 43%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 43%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.36, -28.94, 29.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.36, 41.12, 134.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.025, 25.293, 12.525)`
Decimal	`6723157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669655, 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 #669655	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669655 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	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 #669655 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669655; }
.text { color: #669655; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669655; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 150 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669655, #559664); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #669655?: #669655 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Wicked Witch. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669655?: The RGB value is 102, 150, 85: 102 red, 150 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669655?: The complementary color is #855596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669655?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.