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#66cfcc color: Petrichor

#66cfcc is rgb(102, 207, 204) in RGB and oklch(79.155% 0.09754 192.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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178°
100%

79.2%
0.098
193°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • teal-400
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #66cfcc

#66cfcc is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 193°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66cccc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #66cfcc mixed with white

  1. 66cfcc
  2. 79d4d1
  3. 8ad9d6
  4. 9adedb
  5. a9e3e0
  6. b8e7e5
  7. c7ecea
  8. d5f1f0
  9. e3f6f5
  10. f1fafa

Darker: #66cfcc mixed with black

  1. 66cfcc
  2. 58b4b1
  3. 4a9997
  4. 3c7f7e
  5. 2f6765
  6. 234f4e
  7. 173837
  8. 0c2322
  9. 04100f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #66cfcc with less saturation

  1. 66cfcc
  2. 72cdca
  3. 7ccbc9
  4. 86c9c7
  5. 8fc7c5
  6. 97c5c3
  7. 9fc3c2
  8. a6c1c0
  9. aebfbe
  10. b4bdbd

Questions about #66cfcc

What color is #66cfcc?

#66cfcc is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Petrichor. In RGB it is rgb(102, 207, 204), in HSL hsl(178.29, 52.24%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.155% 0.09754 192.872).

What colors go well with #66cfcc?

The complementary color of #66cfcc is #f3a1a9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7ecfa9 and #6ec9e9. The triadic partners are #d1a9e8 and #e2b173.

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

Black text reads better on #66cfcc: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #66cfcc a warm or cool color?

#66cfcc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 193 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.098.