What color is #66A3A0?

#66A3A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A3A0?

The RGB value is 102, 163, 160: 102 red, 163 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A3A0?

The complementary color is #A36669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A3A0 color

#66A3A0 rgb(102, 163, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66A3A0 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 63.9% green and 62.7% blue (102, 163, 160).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#66A3A0 color codes

HEX	`#66A3A0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 163, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 63.9%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 37%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -20.39, -4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 20.92, 192.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.92, 31.556, 38.029)`
Decimal	`6726560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A3A0, 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 #66A3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #66A3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a3a0; }
.text { color: #66a3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 163 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a3a0, #6688a3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66A3A0?: #66A3A0 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A3A0?: The RGB value is 102, 163, 160: 102 red, 163 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A3A0?: The complementary color is #A36669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.