What color is #66966D?

#66966D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66966D?

The RGB value is 102, 150, 109: 102 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66966D?

The complementary color is #96668F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66966D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66966D color

#66966D rgb(102, 150, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #66966D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.8% green and 42.7% blue (102, 150, 109).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 41% 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 6.15:1).

#66966D color codes

HEX	`#66966D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 150, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 27%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -24.96, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 29.98, 146.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.145, 25.741, 18.425)`
Decimal	`6723181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66966D, 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 #66966D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66966D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #66966D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66966d; }
.text { color: #66966d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66966d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 150 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66966d, #669685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66966D?: #66966D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66966D?: The RGB value is 102, 150, 109: 102 red, 150 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66966D?: The complementary color is #96668F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66966D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.