What color is #66B359?

#66B359 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 #66B359?

The RGB value is 102, 179, 89: 102 red, 179 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66B359?

The complementary color is #A659B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66B359?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66B359 color

#66B359 rgb(102, 179, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #66B359 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 70.2% green and 34.9% blue (102, 179, 89).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 37% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 50% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Lost Golfer (#74AF54), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#66B359 color codes

HEX	`#66B359`
RGB	`rgb(102, 179, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 70.2%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 37%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 50%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 50%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.36, -41.6, 38.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.36, 56.62, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.402, 35.785, 15.123)`
Decimal	`6730585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66B359, 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 #66B359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66B359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #66B359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66b359; }
.text { color: #66b359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66b359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 179 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66b359, #59b379); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66B359?: #66B359 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 #66B359?: The RGB value is 102, 179, 89: 102 red, 179 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66B359?: The complementary color is #A659B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66B359?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.