What color is #66CCCC?

#66CCCC is a moderate cyan known as Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66CCCC?

The RGB value is 102, 204, 204: 102 red, 204 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66CCCC?

The complementary color is #CC6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66CCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66CCCC color

#66CCCC rgb(102, 204, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #66CCCC is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 80% green and 80% blue (102, 204, 204).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

This exact color is also called Petrichor.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#66CCCC color codes

HEX	`#66CCCC`
RGB	`rgb(102, 204, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 80%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.29, -29.58, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.29, 30.96, 197.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.967, 50.367, 64.836)`
Decimal	`6737100`
Short hex	`#6CC`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66CCCC, 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 #66CCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66CCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #66CCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66cccc; }
.text { color: #66cccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66cccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 204 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66cccc, #6699cc); }

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Questions

What color is #66CCCC?: #66CCCC is a moderate cyan known as Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66CCCC?: The RGB value is 102, 204, 204: 102 red, 204 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66CCCC?: The complementary color is #CC6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66CCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.