What color is #66C82B?

#66C82B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66C82B?

The RGB value is 102, 200, 43: 102 red, 200 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66C82B?

The complementary color is #8D2BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66C82B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66C82B color

#66C82B rgb(102, 200, 43)

Shades of green

The hex color #66C82B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 78.4% green and 16.9% blue (102, 200, 43).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 65% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 78% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Verminal (#55CC11), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#66C82B color codes

HEX	`#66C82B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 200, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 78.4%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 65%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 79%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 78%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.43, -54.25, 63.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.43, 83.87, 130.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.569, 44.306, 9.437)`
Decimal	`6735915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66C82B, 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 #66C82B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66C82B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	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 #66C82B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66c82b; }
.text { color: #66c82b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66c82b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 200 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66c82b, #2bc83f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #66C82B?: #66C82B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Verminal. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66C82B?: The RGB value is 102, 200, 43: 102 red, 200 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66C82B?: The complementary color is #8D2BC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66C82B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.