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#66B77D Color

#66B77D is rgb(102, 183, 125) in RGB, hsl(137, 36%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 32%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66B77D
HEX#66B77D
RGBrgb(102, 183, 125)
HSLhsl(137, 36%, 56%)
HSVhsv(137, 44%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 32%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(71.2% 0.117 151.6)
LABlab(68.13% -35.65 21.55)
LCHlch(68.13% 41.66 148.85)

What #66B77D 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 #66B77D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 7.65Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 7.99Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.94Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 13.69Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 14.5Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 14.52

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

#66B77D Channel Values

How #66B77D 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 183 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 36% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 44% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66B77D 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #66B77D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #66B77D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66B77D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#66B77D
Complementary
#B766A0
Analogous
#78B766
Analogous
#66B7A6
Triadic
#7D66B7
Triadic
#B77D66
Split comp.
#A666B7
Split comp.
#B76678

Tints & Shades of #66B77D

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

#7BC18F
#90CBA1
#A5D5B2
#BADEC4
#CEE8D6
#E3F2E7

Shades

#50AA69
#438E58
#377649
#2A5A38
#1F4229
#122618

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #66B77D.

How #66B77D 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#66B77D
Protanopia#ADAD7D
Protanomaly#95B17D
Deuteranopia#A2A280
Deuteranomaly#8EAB7F
Tritanopia#72B1B1
Tritanomaly#6DB39F
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #66B77D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-66b77d: #66B77D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66B77D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66b77d': '#66B77D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.718, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_66b77d">#66B77D</color>
SVG fillfill="#66B77D"

More Green Colors

#66B77D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#66B77D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66B77D?

#66B77D is a mid-tone green — rgb(102, 183, 125) in RGB and hsl(137, 36%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Crayola) (#5FA777), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #66B77D?

#66B77D is rgb(102, 183, 125) — red 102, green 183, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66B77D?

#66B77D converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 32%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66B77D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #66B77D scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66B77D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66B77D 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 10.94, which is visibly different.

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