What color is #66AEA0?

#66AEA0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66AEA0?

The RGB value is 102, 174, 160: 102 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66AEA0?

The complementary color is #AE6674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66AEA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66AEA0 color

#66AEA0 rgb(102, 174, 160)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66AEA0 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 68.2% green and 62.7% blue (102, 174, 160).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#66AEA0 color codes

HEX	`#66AEA0`
RGB	`rgb(102, 174, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 68.2%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.24, -25.96, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.24, 25.96, 179.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.958, 35.633, 38.708)`
Decimal	`6729376`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66AEA0, 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 #66AEA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66AEA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #66AEA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66aea0; }
.text { color: #66aea0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66aea0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 174 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66aea0, #6698ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #66AEA0?: #66AEA0 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66AEA0?: The RGB value is 102, 174, 160: 102 red, 174 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66AEA0?: The complementary color is #AE6674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66AEA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.