What color is #66B782?

#66B782 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66B782?

The RGB value is 102, 183, 130: 102 red, 183 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66B782?

The complementary color is #B7669B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66B782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66B782 color

#66B782 rgb(102, 183, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #66B782 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 71.8% green and 51% blue (102, 183, 130).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 36% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#66B782 color codes

HEX	`#66B782`
RGB	`rgb(102, 183, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 71.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 36%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 44%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 29%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, -36.72, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 41.53, 152.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.44, 38.302, 27.114)`
Decimal	`6731650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66B782, 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 #66B782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66B782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #66B782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66b782; }
.text { color: #66b782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66b782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 183 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66b782, #66b7ab); }

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Questions

What color is #66B782?: #66B782 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66B782?: The RGB value is 102, 183, 130: 102 red, 183 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66B782?: The complementary color is #B7669B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66B782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.