#66eeee Color Information

#66eeee Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #66eeee, and its official name is Poseidon Jr.. In RGB, it consists of 40.0% Red, 93.3% Green, and 93.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 57.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 180.0°, with saturation of 80% and lightness of 66.7%. The decimal value for #66eeee is 6745838, and its nearest "web safe" color is #66ffff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #66eeee is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#66eeee Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorPoseidon Jr. Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color102, 238, 238 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color40.0%, 93.3%, 93.3% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.600, 0.067, 0.067 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.571, 0, 0, 0.067 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color180.0°, 80.0%, 66.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color180.0°, 57.1%, 93.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color51.487, 70.147, 91.715 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color102, 170, 238 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6745838 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color87.069, -36.674, -11.177 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)87.069, 38.339, 196.949 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color87.069, -54.871, -11.851 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color83.754, -36.838, -6.298 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.241, 0.329, 70.147 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284935918 / 0xff66eeee Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#66ffff Copy
Last Updated: November 10, 2024

Shades of #66eeee

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #66eeee, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.0%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #66eeee, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d1e1e to #59d0d0.

Tints of #66eeee

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #66eeee, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.0%, and its lightness is 66.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #66eeee, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #79f0f0 to #ecfdfd.

Tones of #66eeee

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #66eeee, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 80.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #66eeee, which range from #aaaaaa (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #55ffff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #66eeee

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #66eeee! For #66eeee, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #66eeee. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #66eeee

This color, #66eeee, consists of 40.0% Red, 93.3% Green, and 93.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 102, Green = 238, Blue = 238. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #66eeee is 57.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 6.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R40.0%
C57.1%
G93.3%
M0.0%
B93.3%
Y0.0%
K6.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 102 238 238
Octal 146 356 356
Hexa #66 #ee #ee
Binary 01100110 11101110 11101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 57 0 0 6
Octal 71 0 0 6
Hexa #39 #00 #00 #06
Binary 00111001 00000000 00000000 00000110

Analogous Colors of #66eeee

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #66eeee — which has hue 180.0° — its analogous colors are located at 150.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #66eeee.

Triadic Colors of #66eeee

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #66eeee — which has hue 180.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #66eeee.

Complementary Color of #66eeee

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #66eeee — which has hue 180.0° — its complementary color is located at 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #66eeee.

Split Complementary Colors of #66eeee

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #66eeee — which has hue 180.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #66eeee.

Tetradic Colors of #66eeee

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #66eeee — which has hue 180.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 90.0°, 180.0°, 270.0°, and 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #66eeee.

Monochromatic Colors of #66eeee

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #66eeee, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #26d9d9 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #aefbfb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #66eeee

We want to make getting started with #66eeee on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #66eeee into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #66eeee can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #66eeee with other HTML elements.

#66eeee Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #66eeee.
<span style="color: #66eeee;">The color of this text is #66eeee.</span>

#66eeee Background Color

The background color for this text is #66eeee.
<div style="background-color: #66eeee; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #66eeee.</div>

#66eeee Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #66eeee.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #66eeee;">This color for the shadow of this text is #66eeee.</span>

#66eeee Border Color

This is a div with border color #66eeee.
<div style="border: #66eeee 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #66eeee.</div>

#66eeee Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #66eeee on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #66eeee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #66eeee on a white background.</div></div>

#66eeee Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #66eeee on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #66eeee; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #66eeee on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #66eeee to White

This is a gradient from #66eeee to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#66eeee,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #66eeee to white.</div>

Gradient from #66eeee to Black

This is a gradient from #66eeee to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#66eeee,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#66eeee,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #66eeee to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #66eeee

In addition to using #66eeee on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #66eeee in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #66eeee, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 102, Green = 238, Blue = 238). If you need details about the color coordinates of #66eeee in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #66eeee
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(102, 238, 238)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #66eeee; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #66eeee; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #66eeee; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(102, 238, 238);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#66eeee")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:102, green:238, blue:238, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:102 green:238 blue:238 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(102f, 238f, 238f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(102, 238, 238);
 

#66eeee Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #66eeee the same way. For those with color blindness, #66eeee might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #66eeee looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #66eeee is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #66eeee looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #66eeee will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #66eeee is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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