What color is #669685?

#669685 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669685?

The RGB value is 102, 150, 133: 102 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669685?

The complementary color is #966677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669685 color

#669685 rgb(102, 150, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #669685 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 58.8% green and 52.2% blue (102, 150, 133).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 19% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#669685 color codes

HEX	`#669685`
RGB	`rgb(102, 150, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 58.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 19%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 11%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, -20.04, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 20.4, 169.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.618, 26.33, 26.182)`
Decimal	`6723205`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669685, 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 #669685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #669685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669685; }
.text { color: #669685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 150 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669685, #668f96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #669685?: #669685 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669685?: The RGB value is 102, 150, 133: 102 red, 150 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669685?: The complementary color is #966677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.