What color is #66978C?

#66978C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66978C?

The RGB value is 102, 151, 140: 102 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66978C?

The complementary color is #976671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66978C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66978C color

#66978C rgb(102, 151, 140)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66978C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 59.2% green and 54.9% blue (102, 151, 140).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#66978C color codes

HEX	`#66978C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 151, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 59.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 7%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.84, -18.97, 0.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.84, 18.97, 178.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.278, 26.85, 28.867)`
Decimal	`6723468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66978C, 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 #66978C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66978C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #66978C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66978c; }
.text { color: #66978c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66978c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 151 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66978c, #668a97); }

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Questions

What color is #66978C?: #66978C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66978C?: The RGB value is 102, 151, 140: 102 red, 151 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66978C?: The complementary color is #976671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66978C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.