What color is #669288?

#669288 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669288?

The RGB value is 102, 146, 136: 102 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669288?

The complementary color is #926670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669288?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669288 color

#669288 rgb(102, 146, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669288 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 57.3% green and 53.3% blue (102, 146, 136).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#669288 color codes

HEX	`#669288`
RGB	`rgb(102, 146, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 57.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.23, -17.26, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.23, 17.27, 178.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.201, 25.159, 27.08)`
Decimal	`6722184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669288, 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 #669288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	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 #669288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669288; }
.text { color: #669288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 146 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669288, #668692); }

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Questions

What color is #669288?: #669288 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669288?: The RGB value is 102, 146, 136: 102 red, 146 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669288?: The complementary color is #926670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669288?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.