What color is #66BB78?

#66BB78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66BB78?

The RGB value is 102, 187, 120: 102 red, 187 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66BB78?

The complementary color is #BB66A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66BB78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66BB78 color

#66BB78 rgb(102, 187, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #66BB78 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 73.3% green and 47.1% blue (102, 187, 120).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 38% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bermudagrass (#6BC271), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#66BB78 color codes

HEX	`#66BB78`
RGB	`rgb(102, 187, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 73.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 38%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 36%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.27, -40.33, 26.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.27, 48.07, 147.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.638, 39.72, 24.029)`
Decimal	`6732664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66BB78, 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 #66BB78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66BB78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #66BB78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66bb78; }
.text { color: #66bb78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66bb78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 187 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66bb78, #66bba3); }

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Questions

What color is #66BB78?: #66BB78 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bermudagrass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66BB78?: The RGB value is 102, 187, 120: 102 red, 187 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66BB78?: The complementary color is #BB66A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66BB78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.