What color is #66B04B?

#66B04B 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 #66B04B?

The RGB value is 102, 176, 75: 102 red, 176 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66B04B?

The complementary color is #954BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66B04B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66B04B color

#66B04B rgb(102, 176, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #66B04B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 69% green and 29.4% blue (102, 176, 75).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#66B04B color codes

HEX	`#66B04B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 176, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 69%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 57%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.26, -42.01, 43.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.26, 60.77, 133.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.274, 34.382, 12.118)`
Decimal	`6729803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66B04B, 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 #66B04B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66B04B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #66B04B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66b04b; }
.text { color: #66b04b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66b04b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 176 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66b04b, #4bb062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kelly Green.

Questions

What color is #66B04B?: #66B04B 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 #66B04B?: The RGB value is 102, 176, 75: 102 red, 176 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66B04B?: The complementary color is #954BB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66B04B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.