What color is #669A87?

#669A87 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 #669A87?

The RGB value is 102, 154, 135: 102 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669A87?

The complementary color is #9A6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669A87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669A87 color

#669A87 rgb(102, 154, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #669A87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 60.4% green and 52.9% blue (102, 154, 135).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 20% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% 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 6.54:1).

#669A87 color codes

HEX	`#669A87`
RGB	`rgb(102, 154, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 60.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 20%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.6, -21.66, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.6, 22.12, 168.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.407, 27.684, 27.133)`
Decimal	`6724231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669A87, 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 #669A87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669A87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #669A87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669a87; }
.text { color: #669a87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669a87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 154 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669a87, #66939a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #669A87?: #669A87 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 #669A87?: The RGB value is 102, 154, 135: 102 red, 154 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669A87?: The complementary color is #9A6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669A87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.