#66b3bb

Color #66b3bb

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#66b3bb

RGB

rgb(102, 179, 187)

HSL

hsl(185.6, 38.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.6, 45.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.5, -21.65, -11.5)

LCH

lch(68.5, 24.51, 207.98)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.077, 204.23)

HWB

hwb(185.6, 40%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb6e66

Analogous

#66bb99

#66b3bb

#6689bb

Triadic

#66b3bb

#bb66b3

#b3bb66

Split-complementary

#66b3bb

#bb6689

#bb9966

Tetradic

#66b3bb

#6e66bb

#bb6e66

#b3bb66

Square

#66b3bb

#9966bb

#bb6e66

#89bb66

Shades

Color #66b3bb mixed toward black.

#4a9ea7

#3b7f86

#2c5f64

#1e3f43

#0f2021

Tints

Color #66b3bb mixed toward white.

#80c0c6

#99ccd2

#b3d9dd

#cce6e8

#e6f2f4

Tones

Color #66b3bb mixed toward gray.

#6dadb4

#74a8ad

#7ba2a6

#829c9f

#8a9698

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8fb9 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#8983b9 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#6cb8b7 · ΔE 3.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #66b3bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#66b3bb]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#66b3bb (#66b3bb) is rgb(102, 179, 187) in RGB.

No, #66b3bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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