What color is #66A19B?

#66A19B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A19B?

The RGB value is 102, 161, 155: 102 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A19B?

The complementary color is #A1666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A19B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A19B color

#66A19B rgb(102, 161, 155)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66A19B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 63.1% green and 60.8% blue (102, 161, 155).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#66A19B color codes

HEX	`#66A19B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 161, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 63.1%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 37%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.24, -20.59, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.24, 20.8, 188.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.139, 30.68, 35.654)`
Decimal	`6726043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A19B, 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 #66A19B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A19B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	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 #66A19B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a19b; }
.text { color: #66a19b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a19b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 161 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a19b, #668aa1); }

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Questions

What color is #66A19B?: #66A19B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A19B?: The RGB value is 102, 161, 155: 102 red, 161 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A19B?: The complementary color is #A1666C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A19B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.