What color is #66AD81?

#66AD81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66AD81?

The RGB value is 102, 173, 129: 102 red, 173 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66AD81?

The complementary color is #AD6692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66AD81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66AD81 color

#66AD81 rgb(102, 173, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #66AD81 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 67.8% green and 50.6% blue (102, 173, 129).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#66AD81 color codes

HEX	`#66AD81`
RGB	`rgb(102, 173, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 67.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, -32.28, 15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 35.92, 153.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.384, 34.295, 26.099)`
Decimal	`6729089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66AD81, 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 #66AD81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66AD81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #66AD81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66ad81; }
.text { color: #66ad81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66ad81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 173 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66ad81, #66ada5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #66AD81?: #66AD81 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66AD81?: The RGB value is 102, 173, 129: 102 red, 173 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66AD81?: The complementary color is #AD6692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66AD81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.