What color is #669391?

#669391 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669391?

The RGB value is 102, 147, 145: 102 red, 147 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669391?

The complementary color is #936668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669391?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669391 color

#669391 rgb(102, 147, 145)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669391 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 57.6% green and 56.9% blue (102, 147, 145).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#669391 color codes

HEX	`#669391`
RGB	`rgb(102, 147, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 57.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.79, -15.66, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.79, 16.13, 193.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.022, 25.735, 30.642)`
Decimal	`6722449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669391, 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 #669391	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669391 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #669391 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669391; }
.text { color: #669391; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669391; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 147 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669391, #667e93); }

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Questions

What color is #669391?: #669391 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669391?: The RGB value is 102, 147, 145: 102 red, 147 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669391?: The complementary color is #936668, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669391?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.