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#66BB00 Emerald Glitter

#66BB00 is a light, vivid green named Emerald Glitter. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.0% red, 73.3% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(102, 187, 0)). Its HSL value is 87° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black. #66BB00 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.67:1.

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Variations of #66BB00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#66BB00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#66BB00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #66BB00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8A426
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3AB00
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0AE00
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8A426
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A5AC1D
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #64B39E
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #63B86F
  • Achromatopsia 59% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 67% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9AAC92

#66BB00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.42:1 Very poor#66BB00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.67:1 Very good#66BB00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#66BB00 in CSS

/* Emerald Glitter */
.color { color: #66BB00; }
.background { background-color: #66BB00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #66BB00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(102 187 0);
color: hsl(87 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.710 0.205 134.2);

#66BB00 FAQ

What color is #66BB00?

#66BB00 is a light, vivid green. Its closest named color is Emerald Glitter. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #66BB00?

#66BB00 is rgb(102, 187, 0) in RGB, hsl(87, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(45%, 0%, 100%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #66BB00?

The complementary color of #66BB00 is #5500BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #66BB00?

Black text has the best contrast on #66BB00: 8.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #66BB00 a warm or cool color?

#66BB00 is a cool color.