Close to Medium Aquamarine

#66CA97

#66CA97 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 79.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 49% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #66CA97 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#66CA97
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #66CA97?

#66CA97 is a mid-tone, rich green, close to the color Medium Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 79.2% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 149°, with 49% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #66CA97 in RGB?

#66CA97 is rgb(102, 202, 151): 102 red, 202 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #66CA97 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(50, 0, 25, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #66CA97?

PANTONE 3385 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #66CA97?

Its complement #FB98C9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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