What color is #66948F?

#66948F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66948F?

The RGB value is 102, 148, 143: 102 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66948F?

The complementary color is #94666B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66948F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66948F color

#66948F rgb(102, 148, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66948F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58% green and 56.1% blue (102, 148, 143).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#66948F color codes

HEX	`#66948F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 148, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 3%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, -16.68, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 16.84, 188.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.026, 25.987, 29.889)`
Decimal	`6722703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66948F, 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 #66948F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66948F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	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 #66948F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66948f; }
.text { color: #66948f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66948f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 148 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66948f, #668294); }

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Questions

What color is #66948F?: #66948F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66948F?: The RGB value is 102, 148, 143: 102 red, 148 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66948F?: The complementary color is #94666B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66948F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.