What color is #66AE65?

#66AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66AE65?

The RGB value is 102, 174, 101: 102 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66AE65?

The complementary color is #AD65AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66AE65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66AE65 color

#66AE65 rgb(102, 174, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #66AE65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 68.2% green and 39.6% blue (102, 174, 101).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#66AE65 color codes

HEX	`#66AE65`
RGB	`rgb(102, 174, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 68.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 42%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.99, -37.68, 30.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.99, 48.51, 140.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.963, 34.035, 17.669)`
Decimal	`6729317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66AE65, 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 #66AE65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66AE65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #66AE65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66ae65; }
.text { color: #66ae65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66ae65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 174 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66ae65, #65ae89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66AE65?: #66AE65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66AE65?: The RGB value is 102, 174, 101: 102 red, 174 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66AE65?: The complementary color is #AD65AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66AE65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.