What color is #669E59?

#669E59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669E59?

The RGB value is 102, 158, 89: 102 red, 158 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669E59?

The complementary color is #91599E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669E59 color

#669E59 rgb(102, 158, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #669E59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 62% green and 34.9% blue (102, 158, 89).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#669E59 color codes

HEX	`#669E59`
RGB	`rgb(102, 158, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 62%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 44%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 44%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.89, -32.16, 30.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.89, 44.2, 136.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.509, 27.999, 13.826)`
Decimal	`6725209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669E59, 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 #669E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #669E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669e59; }
.text { color: #669e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 158 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669e59, #599e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #669E59?: #669E59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669E59?: The RGB value is 102, 158, 89: 102 red, 158 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669E59?: The complementary color is #91599E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.