Information about Medium Aqua Marine color

#66CDAA - Medium Aqua Marine color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#66CDAA, known as "Medium Aqua Marine", falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(102, 205, 170) — 40% red, 80.4% green, 66.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 0 / 14 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#66CDAA is a clearly saturated fresh green-cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Medium Aquamarine (#66DDAA). Slightly further away sit Seafoam Blue (#78D1B6) and Bayside (#5FC9BF).

The recipe behind #66CDAA is rgb(102, 205, 170), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. The name "Medium Aqua Marine" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Medium Aqua Marine color variations

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Medium Aqua Marine color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

Medium Aqua Marine color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.

Medium Aqua Marine color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to Medium Aqua Marine

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Medium Aqua Marine color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#66CDAA
  • RGB102, 205, 170
  • CMYK40, 0, 14, 20
  • HSL160°, 51%, 60%
  • HSL Precise159.612°, 50.739%, 60.196%
  • HSV160°, 50%, 80%
  • HSB160°, 50%, 80%
  • HEX ID66CDAA
  • DECIMAL ID6737322
  • Name Length18
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.7%
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