Medium Aquamarine (#66DDAA)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.68:1 — vs black: 12.49:1

Color values

  • HEX #66DDAA
  • RGB rgb(102, 221, 170)
  • HSL hsl(154, 53%, 86%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 53.85, 0, 23.08, 13.33 )
  • Websafe #66CC99

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #66DDAA based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#DD6699
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#66DD6E
#66D5DD
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#AA66DD
#DDAA66
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#DD66D5
#DD6E66
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#6E66DD
#DD6699
#D5DD66
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Medium Aquamarine
#66DDAA Base
#1F8B5D
#2DCA86
#45D697
#87E4BD
#A5EBCD
#E3F9F0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Medium Aquamarine, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#05150E
#0F462E
#1A764F
#25A76F
#35D28F
Medium Aquamarine #66DDAA Base
#80E3B9
#9BE9C7
#B5EFD6
#D0F4E5
#EAFAF3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #66DDAA. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #66DDAA;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #66DDAA;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #66DDAA;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #66DDAA,
        #EFCBDA
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #66DDAA,
        #EFCBDA
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$medium-aquamarine: #66DDAA;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$medium-aquamarine-r: 102;
$medium-aquamarine-g: 221;
$medium-aquamarine-b: 170;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $medium-aquamarine;
    color: rgba($medium-aquamarine-r, $medium-aquamarine-g, $medium-aquamarine-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Medium Aquamarine appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #66DDAA How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #C4C4AC Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #D4D4A9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #74D7D7 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #C8C8C8 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Medium Aquamarine ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Medium Aquamarine #66DDAA Base
Eucalyptus #44D7A8 ΔE 3.05
Shamrock #45CEA2 ΔE 4.54
Teal Deer #99E6B3 ΔE 5.79
Caribbean Green #00CC99 ΔE 6.07

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.