What color is #66A4AB?

#66A4AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A4AB?

The RGB value is 102, 164, 171: 102 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A4AB?

The complementary color is #AB6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A4AB color

#66A4AB rgb(102, 164, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66A4AB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 64.3% green and 67.1% blue (102, 164, 171).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 29% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#66A4AB color codes

HEX	`#66A4AB`
RGB	`rgb(102, 164, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 64.3%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 29%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 40%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 4%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, -18.11, -9.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 20.65, 208.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.103, 32.314, 43.382)`
Decimal	`6726827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A4AB, 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 #66A4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #66A4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a4ab; }
.text { color: #66a4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 164 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a4ab, #6682ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66A4AB?: #66A4AB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A4AB?: The RGB value is 102, 164, 171: 102 red, 164 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A4AB?: The complementary color is #AB6D66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.