What color is #66AC50?

#66AC50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66AC50?

The RGB value is 102, 172, 80: 102 red, 172 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66AC50?

The complementary color is #9650AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66AC50?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66AC50 color

#66AC50 rgb(102, 172, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #66AC50 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 67.5% green and 31.4% blue (102, 172, 80).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 53% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#66AC50 color codes

HEX	`#66AC50`
RGB	`rgb(102, 172, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 67.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 53%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 53%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.09, -39.7, 40.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.09, 56.44, 134.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.679, 32.908, 12.797)`
Decimal	`6728784`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66AC50, 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 #66AC50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66AC50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #66AC50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66ac50; }
.text { color: #66ac50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66ac50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 172 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66ac50, #50ac68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #66AC50?: #66AC50 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lost Golfer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66AC50?: The RGB value is 102, 172, 80: 102 red, 172 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66AC50?: The complementary color is #9650AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66AC50?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.