Palettes / Colors / #668D61

#668D61 — Dusty Green

#668D61 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #668D61 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#668D61 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #88628D; it also sits naturally between #7D8D62 and #628D73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 55% · Blue 38%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 45%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #668D61

.text { color: #668D61; }
.background { background-color: #668D61; }
.border { border: 3px solid #668D61; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 141, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 18%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #668D61; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 141, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #668D61; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 141, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#668D61">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#668D61">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #88628D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #668D61: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #668D61

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #668D61 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #668D61 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #668D60  ·  #668D62 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #668D61?

#668D61 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 102, 141, 97). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #668D61?

#668D61 is RGB 102, 141, 97 — HSL 113°, 18%, 47% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 31%, 45%.

What colors go with #668D61?

Its complement is #88628D; analogous partners are #7D8D62 and #628D73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #668D61 for text?

Black text on #668D61 has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.