Information about #66A22A color

#66A22A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66A22A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 162, 42) — 40% red, 63.5% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 47 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #66A22A reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Green Onion (#6AA121). Slightly further away sit Limeade (#5F9727) and Grass (#5CAC2D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(102, 162, 42)), which gives #66A22A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #66A22A: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #66A22A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#66A22A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#66A22A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#66A22A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#518121

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#3D6119

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Black

#000000

#66A22A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#709748

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#759059

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Grey

#808080

#66A22A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#96A229

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#A27E29

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#66A22A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#662AA2
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#A22AA2
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#66A22A
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#2A66A2
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#A22A66
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#2AA266
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#662AA2
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#A22A66
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#2AA2A2
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#662AA2
#662AA2

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#A22A2A
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Nearest named colors to #66A22A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Vida Loca color link
Vida Loca

#5F9228

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Olive Drab color link
Olive Drab

#6B8E23

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Mossy Green color link
Mossy Green

#638B27

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

#66A22A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66A22A
  • RGB102, 162, 42
  • CMYK24, 0, 47, 36
  • CSSrgb(102, 162, 42)
  • HSL90°, 59%, 40%
  • HSL Precise90°, 58.824%, 40%
  • HSV90°, 74%, 64%
  • HSB90°, 74%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.635, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.635, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.635, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID66A22A
  • DECIMAL ID6726186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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