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#66b9da color: Baby Tears

#66b9da is rgb(102, 185, 218) in RGB and oklch(74.576% 0.09372 226.074) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

74.6%
0.094
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 15%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.52:1Readable · AA
Lc 61

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About #66b9da

#66b9da is a soft light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.21:1 contrast and black text 9.52:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Baby Tears (#66b9d6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #66b9da mixed with white

  1. 66b9da
  2. 77c0de
  3. 87c7e2
  4. 97cee6
  5. a6d5e9
  6. b5dced
  7. c4e3f1
  8. d3eaf4
  9. e2f1f8
  10. f0f8fc

Darker: #66b9da mixed with black

  1. 66b9da
  2. 58a0bd
  3. 4a89a2
  4. 3c7187
  5. 2f5b6c
  6. 234654
  7. 17313c
  8. 0c1e25
  9. 040d11
  10. 000202

Calmer: #66b9da with less saturation

  1. 66b9da
  2. 6fb8d6
  3. 78b7d1
  4. 7fb6cd
  5. 87b5c8
  6. 8eb3c4
  7. 94b2bf
  8. 9bb1ba
  9. a1afb6
  10. a7aeb1

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Colors that go with #66b9da

Complementary
#66b9da#de9a7a
Analogous
#66b9da#5bbfc0#85afe8
Triadic
#66b9da#d895b9#b4b169
Split
#66b9da#e29498#cfa567

Questions about #66b9da

What color is #66b9da?

#66b9da is soft light sky blue. The closest named color is Baby Tears. In RGB it is rgb(102, 185, 218), in HSL hsl(197.07, 61.05%, 62.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.576% 0.09372 226.074).

What colors go well with #66b9da?

The complementary color of #66b9da is #de9a7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #5bbfc0 and #85afe8. The triadic partners are #d895b9 and #b4b169.

Is white or black text more readable on #66b9da?

Black text reads better on #66b9da: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and black gives 9.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66b9da a warm or cool color?

#66b9da is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.094.