What color is #66EEEE?

#66EEEE is a light, vivid cyan known as Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Poseidon Jr.?

The RGB value is 102, 238, 238: 102 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Poseidon Jr.?

The complementary color is #EE6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66EEEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Poseidon Jr. color: hex code #66EEEE

#66EEEE rgb(102, 238, 238)

Shades of teal

Poseidon Jr. has the hex code #66EEEE. It is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 93.3% green and 93.3% blue (102, 238, 238).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

Poseidon Jr. (#66EEEE) color codes

HEX	`#66EEEE`
RGB	`rgb(102, 238, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 93.3%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 80%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 57%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.07, -36.68, -11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.07, 38.34, 196.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.48, 70.142, 91.698)`
Decimal	`6745838`
Short hex	`#6EE`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Poseidon Jr., 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 #66EEEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66EEEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #66EEEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66eeee; }
.text { color: #66eeee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66eeee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 238 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66eeee, #66aaee); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #66EEEE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66EEEE?: #66EEEE is a light, vivid cyan known as Poseidon Jr.. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Poseidon Jr.?: The RGB value is 102, 238, 238: 102 red, 238 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Poseidon Jr.?: The complementary color is #EE6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66EEEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.