What color is #669599?

#669599 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669599?

The RGB value is 102, 149, 153: 102 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669599?

The complementary color is #996A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669599?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669599 color

#669599 rgb(102, 149, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669599 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.4% green and 60% blue (102, 149, 153).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#669599 color codes

HEX	`#669599`
RGB	`rgb(102, 149, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.62, -14.76, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.62, 16.41, 205.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.975, 26.618, 34.111)`
Decimal	`6722969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669599, 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 #669599	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669599 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	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 #669599 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669599; }
.text { color: #669599; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669599; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 149 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669599, #667b99); }

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Questions

What color is #669599?: #669599 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669599?: The RGB value is 102, 149, 153: 102 red, 149 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669599?: The complementary color is #996A66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669599?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.32:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.