What color is #66A674?

#66A674 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A674?

The RGB value is 102, 166, 116: 102 red, 166 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A674?

The complementary color is #A66698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A674 color

#66A674 rgb(102, 166, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #66A674 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 65.1% green and 45.5% blue (102, 166, 116).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 26% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#66A674 color codes

HEX	`#66A674`
RGB	`rgb(102, 166, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 65.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 26%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 39%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.81, -31.46, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.81, 37.06, 148.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.267, 31.357, 21.399)`
Decimal	`6727284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A674, 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 #66A674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #66A674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a674; }
.text { color: #66a674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 166 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a674, #66a694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66A674?: #66A674 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A674?: The RGB value is 102, 166, 116: 102 red, 166 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A674?: The complementary color is #A66698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.