What color is #66ABD0?

#66ABD0 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66ABD0?

The RGB value is 102, 171, 208: 102 red, 171 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66ABD0?

The complementary color is #D08B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66ABD0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66ABD0 color

#66ABD0 rgb(102, 171, 208)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66ABD0 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 67.1% green and 81.6% blue (102, 171, 208).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 53% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cousteau (#55A9D6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#66ABD0 color codes

HEX	`#66ABD0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 171, 208)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 67.1%, 81.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 53%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 51%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 18%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.9, -11.6, -25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.9, 28.03, 245.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.423, 36.502, 65.052)`
Decimal	`6728656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66ABD0, 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 #66ABD0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66ABD0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #66ABD0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66abd0; }
.text { color: #66abd0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66abd0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 171 208 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66abd0, #6676d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #66ABD0?: #66ABD0 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Cousteau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66ABD0?: The RGB value is 102, 171, 208: 102 red, 171 green and 208 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66ABD0?: The complementary color is #D08B66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66ABD0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.