What color is #66B7E1?

#66B7E1 is a light, moderate azure known as Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Malibu?

The RGB value is 102, 183, 225: 102 red, 183 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Malibu?

The complementary color is #E19066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66B7E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Malibu color: hex code #66B7E1

#66B7E1 rgb(102, 183, 225)

Shades of blue

Malibu has the hex code #66B7E1. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 71.8% green and 88.2% blue (102, 183, 225).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 67% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

Malibu (#66B7E1) color codes

HEX	`#66B7E1`
RGB	`rgb(102, 183, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 71.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 67%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 55%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 19%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.96, -13.06, -28.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.96, 31.45, 245.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.998, 42.125, 77.453)`
Decimal	`6731745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Malibu, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #66B7E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66B7E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #66B7E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66b7e1; }
.text { color: #66b7e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66b7e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 183 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66b7e1, #6679e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Deep Sky Blue.

See #66B7E1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66B7E1?: #66B7E1 is a light, moderate azure known as Malibu. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Malibu?: The RGB value is 102, 183, 225: 102 red, 183 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Malibu?: The complementary color is #E19066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66B7E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.