What color is #66BC62?

#66BC62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66BC62?

The RGB value is 102, 188, 98: 102 red, 188 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66BC62?

The complementary color is #B862BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66BC62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66BC62 color

#66BC62 rgb(102, 188, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #66BC62 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 73.7% green and 38.4% blue (102, 188, 98).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mantis (#74C365), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#66BC62 color codes

HEX	`#66BC62`
RGB	`rgb(102, 188, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 73.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 48%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 48%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.23, -44.21, 37.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.23, 57.96, 139.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.666, 39.671, 17.858)`
Decimal	`6732898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66BC62, 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 #66BC62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66BC62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #66BC62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66bc62; }
.text { color: #66bc62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66bc62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 188 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66bc62, #62bc8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Emerald Green.

Questions

What color is #66BC62?: #66BC62 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66BC62?: The RGB value is 102, 188, 98: 102 red, 188 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66BC62?: The complementary color is #B862BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66BC62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.