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#666E12 Color

#666E12 is rgb(102, 110, 18) in RGB, hsl(65, 72%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 84%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki Green (#728639), visibly different at ΔE 12.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#666E12
HEX#666E12
RGBrgb(102, 110, 18)
HSLhsl(65, 72%, 25%)
HSVhsv(65, 84%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 84%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.109 114.8)
LABlab(44.48% -11.84 45.16)
LCHlch(44.48% 46.68 104.70)

What #666E12 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #666E12, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#666E12 Channel Values

How #666E12 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 110 · B 188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 65° · S 72% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 65° · S 84% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 84% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.52:1 vs white · 3.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #666E12 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #666E12

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #666E12; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #666E12

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #666E12.

How #666E12 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#666E12
Protanopia#6D6D12
Protanomaly#6A6D12
Deuteranopia#6B6B13
Deuteranomaly#696C13
Tritanopia#6D6767
Tritanomaly#6A6A52
Achromatopsia#696969

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #666E12 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-666e12: #666E12;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #666E12;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-666e12': '#666E12' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.431, blue: 0.071)
Android XML<color name="color_666e12">#666E12</color>
SVG fillfill="#666E12"

More Green Colors

#666E12 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#666E12 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #666E12?

#666E12 is a dark green — rgb(102, 110, 18) in RGB and hsl(65, 72%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki Green (#728639), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.1.

What is the RGB value of #666E12?

#666E12 is rgb(102, 110, 18) — red 102, green 110, and blue 18 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #666E12?

#666E12 converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 84%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #666E12 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #666E12 scores 5.52:1 against white and 3.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #666E12 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #666E12 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.52, which is visibly different.

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