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#66A960 Color

#66A960 is rgb(102, 169, 96) in RGB, hsl(115, 30%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(40%, 0%, 43%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bud Green (#7BB661), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66A960
HEX#66A960
RGBrgb(102, 169, 96)
HSLhsl(115, 30%, 52%)
HSVhsv(115, 43%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(40%, 0%, 43%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.125 142.3)
LABlab(63.43% -33.43 30.65)
LCHlch(63.43% 45.36 137.49)

What #66A960 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 #66A960, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 8.09May Green#4C9141ΔE 10.23Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 11.05Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 13.19Mantis#74C365ΔE 13.28Pistachio#93C572ΔE 13.45

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

#66A960 Channel Values

How #66A960 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 169 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 115° · S 30% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 115° · S 43% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 40% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.83:1 vs white · 7.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66A960 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 text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #66A960 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #66A960

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66A960; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#66A960
Complementary
#A360A9
Analogous
#8BA960
Analogous
#60A97E
Triadic
#6066A9
Triadic
#A96066
Split comp.
#7E60A9
Split comp.
#A9608B

Tints & Shades of #66A960

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

#7CB677
#8FC18B
#A6CDA2
#B9D8B6
#CFE4CD
#E2EFE1

Shades

#569550
#497E44
#3B6737
#30532D
#223C20
#152414

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #66A960.

How #66A960 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#66A960
Protanopia#A0A060
Protanomaly#8CA460
Deuteranopia#979763
Deuteranomaly#869F62
Tritanopia#72A2A2
Tritanomaly#6DA58C
Achromatopsia#999999

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #66A960 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-66a960: #66A960;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66A960;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66a960': '#66A960' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.663, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_66a960">#66A960</color>
SVG fillfill="#66A960"

More Green Colors

#66A960 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#66A960 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66A960?

#66A960 is a mid-tone green — rgb(102, 169, 96) in RGB and hsl(115, 30%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bud Green (#7BB661), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #66A960?

#66A960 is rgb(102, 169, 96) — red 102, green 169, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66A960?

#66A960 converts to approximately cmyk(40%, 0%, 43%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66A960 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #66A960 scores 2.83:1 against white and 7.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66A960 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66A960 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 14.44, which is visibly different.

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