Information about #66AD1C color

#66AD1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66AD1C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 173, 28) — 40% red, 67.8% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 0 / 57 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #66AD1C reads as a energetic, saturated zesty chartreuse and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Christi (#71A91D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Green Onion (#6AA121) and Cinnabar Green (#61B329).

The recipe behind #66AD1C is rgb(102, 173, 28), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #66AD1C: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #66AD1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#66AD1C color variations

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

#66AD1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#66AD1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#3D6610

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#28440B

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Black

#000000

#66AD1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#709E3E

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Grey

#808080

#66AD1C 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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#9FAB1B

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#AB7D1B

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#66AD1C 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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#611CAB
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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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#A91CAB
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#1C1EAB
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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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#ABA91C
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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
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#1C66AB
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#AB1C66
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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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#1CAB61
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#611CAB
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#AB1C66
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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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#1CABA9
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#611CAB
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#AB1C1E
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Nearest named colors to #66AD1C

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

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Green Onion color link
Green Onion

#6AA121

Cinnabar Green color link
Cinnabar Green

#61B329

Grass color link
Grass

#5CAC2D

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Alien Green color link
Alien Green

#6CC417

Limeade color link
Limeade

#5F9727

Leaf Green color link
Leaf Green

#5CA904

Leaf color link
Leaf

#71AA34

Kakapo color link
Kakapo

#5C9625

Strong Spring Bud color link
Strong Spring Bud

#69A800

Kelly Green color link
Kelly Green

#4CBB17

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66AD1C
  • RGB102, 173, 28
  • CMYK28, 0, 57, 32
  • CSSrgb(102, 173, 28)
  • HSL89°, 72%, 39%
  • HSL Precise89.379°, 72.139%, 39.412%
  • HSV89°, 84%, 68%
  • HSB89°, 84%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.400, 0.678, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.400, 0.678, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.400, 0.678, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID66AD1C
  • DECIMAL ID6728988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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