What color is #66986E?

#66986E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66986E?

The RGB value is 102, 152, 110: 102 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66986E?

The complementary color is #986690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66986E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66986E color

#66986E rgb(102, 152, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #66986E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 59.6% green and 43.1% blue (102, 152, 110).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#66986E color codes

HEX	`#66986E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 152, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 59.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 28%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, -25.78, 16.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 30.83, 146.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.521, 26.406, 18.817)`
Decimal	`6723694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66986E, 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 #66986E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66986E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #66986E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66986e; }
.text { color: #66986e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66986e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 152 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66986e, #669887); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66986E?: #66986E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66986E?: The RGB value is 102, 152, 110: 102 red, 152 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66986E?: The complementary color is #986690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66986E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.