What color is #66A4B0?

#66A4B0 is a desaturated cyan known as Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Seaside?

The RGB value is 102, 164, 176: 102 red, 164 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Seaside?

The complementary color is #B07266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A4B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Seaside color: hex code #66A4B0

#66A4B0 rgb(102, 164, 176)

Shades of teal

Seaside has the hex code #66A4B0. It is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 64.3% green and 69% blue (102, 164, 176).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 32% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

Seaside (#66A4B0) color codes

HEX	`#66A4B0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 164, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 64.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 32%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 42%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 7%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, -16.79, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 20.92, 216.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.589, 32.508, 45.94)`
Decimal	`6726832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Seaside, 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 #66A4B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A4B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #66A4B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a4b0; }
.text { color: #66a4b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a4b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 164 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a4b0, #667fb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #66A4B0 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66A4B0?: #66A4B0 is a desaturated cyan known as Seaside. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Seaside?: The RGB value is 102, 164, 176: 102 red, 164 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Seaside?: The complementary color is #B07266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A4B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.