Medium Aquamarine
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Medium Aquamarine is a bright, airy teal with significant lightness and moderate saturation. Because it sits high on the lightness scale, it works best as a refreshing background color or a modern UI accent rather than a primary text color. Pair it with soft charcoal or deep slate, especially when you need to understand mixing gray for balance. The hex code is #66cdaa.
Questions about Medium Aquamarine
What is the hex code for Medium Aquamarine?
Medium Aquamarine is #66cdaa. In RGB that is rgb(102, 205, 170), in HSL hsl(160, 51%, 60%) and in CMYK 50%, 0%, 17%, 20%.
What colors pair well with #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine?
Is #66cdaa suitable for UI text?
This shade is generally too light and saturated to serve as primary body text because it lacks sufficient contrast against white backgrounds. It works effectively as an accent for buttons, icons, or graphical elements where you need a refreshing pop of color without overwhelming the layout.
Is Medium Aquamarine readable on white or black?
Medium Aquamarine has a 1.93:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.87:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.