What color is #669C66?

#669C66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669C66?

The RGB value is 102, 156, 102: 102 red, 156 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669C66?

The complementary color is #9C669C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669C66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669C66 color

#669C66 rgb(102, 156, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #669C66 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 61.2% green and 40% blue (102, 156, 102).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#669C66 color codes

HEX	`#669C66`
RGB	`rgb(102, 156, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 61.2%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.49, -29.16, 22.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.49, 37, 141.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.765, 27.56, 16.846)`
Decimal	`6724710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669C66, 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 #669C66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669C66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #669C66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669c66; }
.text { color: #669c66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669c66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 156 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669c66, #669c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #669C66?: #669C66 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669C66?: The RGB value is 102, 156, 102: 102 red, 156 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669C66?: The complementary color is #9C669C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669C66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.