What color is #66A996?

#66A996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66A996?

The RGB value is 102, 169, 150: 102 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66A996?

The complementary color is #A96679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66A996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66A996 color

#66A996 rgb(102, 169, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #66A996 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 66.3% green and 58.8% blue (102, 169, 150).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Water Park (#54AF9C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#66A996 color codes

HEX	`#66A996`
RGB	`rgb(102, 169, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 66.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, -25.83, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 26.02, 173.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.17, 33.401, 33.969)`
Decimal	`6728086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66A996, 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 #66A996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66A996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #66A996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66a996; }
.text { color: #66a996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66a996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 169 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66a996, #669aa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66A996?: #66A996 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Water Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66A996?: The RGB value is 102, 169, 150: 102 red, 169 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66A996?: The complementary color is #A96679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66A996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.