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#66938A Color

#66938A is rgb(102, 147, 138) in RGB, hsl(168, 18%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66938A
HEX#66938A
RGBrgb(102, 147, 138)
HSLhsl(168, 18%, 49%)
HSVhsv(168, 31%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(62.8% 0.051 180.7)
LABlab(57.48% -17.48 -0.40)
LCHlch(57.48% 17.49 181.30)

What #66938A 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 #66938A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 5.07Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 8.47Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 8.8Xanadu#738678ΔE 10.42Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 10.47Hooker's Green#49796BΔE 10.97

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

#66938A Channel Values

How #66938A 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 147 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 18% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 31% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.44:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66938A 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #66938A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #66938A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66938A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#66938A
Complementary
#93666F
Analogous
#669374
Analogous
#668693
Triadic
#8A6693
Triadic
#938A66
Split comp.
#936686
Split comp.
#937466

Tints & Shades of #66938A

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

#7BA39B
#90B2AB
#A5C0BB
#BACFCB
#CFDEDB
#E4ECEB

Shades

#5A8179
#4B6C66
#3F5A55
#304541
#243330
#151E1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #66938A.

How #66938A 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#66938A
Protanopia#8D8D8A
Protanomaly#7F8F8A
Deuteranopia#86868B
Deuteranomaly#7B8C8B
Tritanopia#689292
Tritanomaly#67928F
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

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Using #66938A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-66938a: #66938A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66938A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66938a': '#66938A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.576, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_66938a">#66938A</color>
SVG fillfill="#66938A"

More Green Colors

#66938A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#66938A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66938A?

#66938A is a mid-tone green — rgb(102, 147, 138) in RGB and hsl(168, 18%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wintergreen Dream (#56887D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #66938A?

#66938A is rgb(102, 147, 138) — red 102, green 147, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66938A?

#66938A converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66938A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #66938A scores 3.44:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66938A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66938A 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 8.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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