What color is #66A25D?

#66A25D 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 #66A25D?

The RGB value is 102, 162, 93: 102 red, 162 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A25D?

The complementary color is #995DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A25D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A25D color

#66A25D rgb(102, 162, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #66A25D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 63.5% green and 36.5% blue (102, 162, 93).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 27% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#66A25D color codes

HEX	`#66A25D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 162, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 63.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 27%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 43%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 43%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, -33.43, 29.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 44.82, 138.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.375, 29.455, 14.966)`
Decimal	`6726237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A25D, 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 #66A25D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66A25D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #66A25D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a25d; }
.text { color: #66a25d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a25d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 162 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a25d, #5da277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #66A25D?: #66A25D 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 #66A25D?: The RGB value is 102, 162, 93: 102 red, 162 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A25D?: The complementary color is #995DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A25D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.