What color is #66BA9C?

#66BA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66BA9C?

The RGB value is 102, 186, 156: 102 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66BA9C?

The complementary color is #BA6684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66BA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66BA9C color

#66BA9C rgb(102, 186, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #66BA9C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 72.9% green and 61.2% blue (102, 186, 156).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 38% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Spearmint (#64BFA4), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#66BA9C color codes

HEX	`#66BA9C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 186, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 72.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 38%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 45%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, -32.7, 7.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 33.51, 167.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.037, 40.341, 37.702)`
Decimal	`6732444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66BA9C, 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 #66BA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66BA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #66BA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66ba9c; }
.text { color: #66ba9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66ba9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 186 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66ba9c, #66aeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #66BA9C?: #66BA9C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Spearmint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66BA9C?: The RGB value is 102, 186, 156: 102 red, 186 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66BA9C?: The complementary color is #BA6684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66BA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.