What color is #66CCFF?

#66CCFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Nevermind Nirvana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66CCFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #66CCFF?

The complementary color is #FF9966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66CCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66CCFF color

#66CCFF rgb(102, 204, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #66CCFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 80% green and 100% blue (102, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Nevermind Nirvana (#7BC8F6), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#66CCFF color codes

HEX	`#66CCFF`
RGB	`rgb(102, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 60%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.01, -15.18, -33.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.01, 37.16, 245.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.115, 53.226, 102.484)`
Decimal	`6737151`
Short hex	`#6CF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66CCFF, 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 #66CCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#66CCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	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 #66CCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66ccff; }
.text { color: #66ccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66ccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66ccff, #667fff); }

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Questions

What color is #66CCFF?: #66CCFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Nevermind Nirvana. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66CCFF?: The RGB value is 102, 204, 255: 102 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66CCFF?: The complementary color is #FF9966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66CCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.65:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.