What color is #669F4A?

#669F4A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669F4A?

The RGB value is 102, 159, 74: 102 red, 159 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669F4A?

The complementary color is #834A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669F4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669F4A color

#669F4A rgb(102, 159, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #669F4A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 62.4% green and 29% blue (102, 159, 74).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Golf Course (#5A9E4B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#669F4A color codes

HEX	`#669F4A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 159, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 62.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 36%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 53%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 53%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, -34.62, 38.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 51.53, 132.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.113, 28.115, 10.897)`
Decimal	`6725450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669F4A, 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 #669F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #669F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669f4a; }
.text { color: #669f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 159 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669f4a, #4a9f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #669F4A?: #669F4A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Golf Course. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669F4A?: The RGB value is 102, 159, 74: 102 red, 159 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669F4A?: The complementary color is #834A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669F4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.