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#66E168 Color

#66E168 is rgb(102, 225, 104) in RGB, hsl(121, 67%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), visibly different at ΔE 10.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66E168
HEX#66E168
RGBrgb(102, 225, 104)
HSLhsl(121, 67%, 64%)
HSVhsv(121, 55%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.196 143.8)
LABlab(80.61% -53.84 47.57)
LCHlch(80.61% 71.85 138.54)

What #66E168 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 #66E168, 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.

#66E168 Channel Values

How #66E168 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 225 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 121° · S 67% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 121° · S 55% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 55% · M 0% · Y 54% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.53:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66E168 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #66E168

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66E168; 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 #66E168

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #66E168.

How #66E168 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#66E168
Protanopia#D2D269
Protanomaly#B1D869
Deuteranopia#C3C36E
Deuteranomaly#A6D06C
Tritanopia#7FD6D6
Tritanomaly#76DBB5
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #66E168 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-66e168: #66E168;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66E168;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66e168': '#66E168' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.882, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_66e168">#66E168</color>
SVG fillfill="#66E168"

More Green Colors

#66E168 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#66E168 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66E168?

#66E168 is a light green — rgb(102, 225, 104) in RGB and hsl(121, 67%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.43.

What is the RGB value of #66E168?

#66E168 is rgb(102, 225, 104) — red 102, green 225, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66E168?

#66E168 converts to approximately cmyk(55%, 0%, 54%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66E168 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #66E168 scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.53:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66E168 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66E168 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 16.66, which is visibly different.

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