What color is #669887?

#669887 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669887?

The RGB value is 102, 152, 135: 102 red, 152 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669887?

The complementary color is #986677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669887 color

#669887 rgb(102, 152, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #669887 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 59.6% green and 52.9% blue (102, 152, 135).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#669887 color codes

HEX	`#669887`
RGB	`rgb(102, 152, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 59.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 33%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 11%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59, -20.63, 3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59, 20.95, 170.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.079, 27.029, 27.023)`
Decimal	`6723719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669887, 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 #669887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #669887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669887; }
.text { color: #669887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 152 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669887, #669098); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #669887?: #669887 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669887?: The RGB value is 102, 152, 135: 102 red, 152 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669887?: The complementary color is #986677, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.