What color is #66A562?

#66A562 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A562?

The RGB value is 102, 165, 98: 102 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A562?

The complementary color is #A162A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A562?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A562 color

#66A562 rgb(102, 165, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #66A562 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 64.7% green and 38.4% blue (102, 165, 98).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Endo (#5DA464), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#66A562 color codes

HEX	`#66A562`
RGB	`rgb(102, 165, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 64.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, -34.06, 28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 44.41, 140.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.138, 30.616, 16.349)`
Decimal	`6727010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A562, 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 #66A562	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A562 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #66A562 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a562; }
.text { color: #66a562; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a562; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 165 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a562, #62a580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66A562?: #66A562 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Endo. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A562?: The RGB value is 102, 165, 98: 102 red, 165 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A562?: The complementary color is #A162A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A562?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.