What color is #66959D?

#66959D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66959D?

The RGB value is 102, 149, 157: 102 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66959D?

The complementary color is #9D6E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66959D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66959D color

#66959D rgb(102, 149, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66959D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.4% green and 61.6% blue (102, 149, 157).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#66959D color codes

HEX	`#66959D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 149, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 5%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.74, -13.74, -9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.74, 16.58, 214.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.311, 26.753, 35.88)`
Decimal	`6722973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66959D, 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 #66959D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#66959D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #66959D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66959d; }
.text { color: #66959d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66959d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 149 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66959d, #66799d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66959D?: #66959D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66959D?: The RGB value is 102, 149, 157: 102 red, 149 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66959D?: The complementary color is #9D6E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66959D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.