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#66FFFA Color

#66FFFA is rgb(102, 255, 250) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#66FFFA
HEX#66FFFA
RGBrgb(102, 255, 250)
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 70%)
HSVhsv(178, 60%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.8% 0.129 192.1)
LABlab(91.88% -42.98 -10.42)
LCHlch(91.88% 44.22 193.62)

What #66FFFA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #66FFFA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#66FFFA Channel Values

How #66FFFA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 255 · B 2508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 100% · L 70%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 60% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 60% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #66FFFA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #66FFFA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #66FFFA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #66FFFA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #66FFFA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#66FFFA
Protanopia#EEEEFA
Protanomaly#C6F5FA
Deuteranopia#DCDCFD
Deuteranomaly#B8EBFC
Tritanopia#68FEFE
Tritanomaly#67FFFD
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #66FFFA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-66fffa: #66FFFA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #66FFFA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-66fffa': '#66FFFA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 1.000, blue: 0.980)
Android XML<color name="color_66fffa">#66FFFA</color>
SVG fillfill="#66FFFA"

More Teal Colors

#66FFFA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#66FFFA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #66FFFA?

#66FFFA is a light teal — rgb(102, 255, 250) in RGB and hsl(178, 100%, 70%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Fluorescent Blue (#15F4EE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.37.

What is the RGB value of #66FFFA?

#66FFFA is rgb(102, 255, 250) — red 102, green 255, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #66FFFA?

#66FFFA converts to approximately cmyk(60%, 0%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #66FFFA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #66FFFA scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #66FFFA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #66FFFA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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