mediumaquamarine — #66CDAA
#66CDAA
rgb(102, 205, 170) · hsl(160, 51%, 60%) · CSS keyword mediumaquamarine
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| mediumaquamarine on white | 1.93:1 | — | — |
| mediumaquamarine on black | 10.88:1 | AA | AA |
As a background, mediumaquamarine takes black text: 10.88:1 against 1.93:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: mediumaquamarine;
color: #66cdaa;
color: rgb(102 205 170);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to mediumaquamarine
- mediumturquoise — #48D1CC
- darkseagreen — #8FBC8F
- skyblue — #87CEEB
- turquoise — #40E0D0
- lightskyblue — #87CEFA
- lightgreen — #90EE90
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for mediumaquamarine?
The hex code for mediumaquamarine is #66CDAA — RGB 102, 205, 170.
Can I use mediumaquamarine for text?
Not on a white background. mediumaquamarine reaches only 1.93:1, and WCAG AA asks for 4.5:1. It works as a background or a border, not as ink.
Should text on mediumaquamarine be black or white?
Black — 10.88:1 against 1.93:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- mediumblue — #0000CD
- mediumorchid — #BA55D3
- mediumpurple — #9370DB
- mediumseagreen — #3CB371
- mediumslateblue — #7B68EE
- mediumspringgreen — #00FA9A
- mediumturquoise — #48D1CC
- mediumvioletred — #C71585
- midnightblue — #191970
- mintcream — #F5FFFA
- mistyrose — #FFE4E1
- moccasin — #FFE4B5
#66CDAA in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference