What color is #669197?

#669197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669197?

The RGB value is 102, 145, 151: 102 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669197?

The complementary color is #976C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669197?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669197 color

#669197 rgb(102, 145, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669197 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 56.9% green and 59.2% blue (102, 145, 151).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#669197 color codes

HEX	`#669197`
RGB	`rgb(102, 145, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 56.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 4%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.38, -13.1, -7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.38, 15.29, 211.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.189, 25.309, 33.041)`
Decimal	`6721943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669197, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #669197	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669197 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #669197 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669197; }
.text { color: #669197; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669197; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 145 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669197, #667897); }

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Questions

What color is #669197?: #669197 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669197?: The RGB value is 102, 145, 151: 102 red, 145 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669197?: The complementary color is #976C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669197?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.06:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.