What color is #66D0C0?

#66D0C0 is a moderate spring green known as Patina. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Patina?

The RGB value is 102, 208, 192: 102 red, 208 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Patina?

The complementary color is #D06676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66D0C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Patina color: hex code #66D0C0

#66D0C0 rgb(102, 208, 192)

Shades of teal

Patina has the hex code #66D0C0. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 81.6% green and 75.3% blue (102, 208, 192).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 53% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.35:1).

Patina (#66D0C0) color codes

HEX	`#66D0C0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 208, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 81.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 53%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 51%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.12, -34.53, -1.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.12, 34.56, 182.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.546, 51.739, 57.867)`
Decimal	`6738112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Patina, 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 #66D0C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66D0C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.35:1	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 #66D0C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66d0c0; }
.text { color: #66d0c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66d0c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 208 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66d0c0, #66abd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

See #66D0C0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66D0C0?: #66D0C0 is a moderate spring green known as Patina. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Patina?: The RGB value is 102, 208, 192: 102 red, 208 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Patina?: The complementary color is #D06676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66D0C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.