What color is #669B6E?

#669B6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669B6E?

The RGB value is 102, 155, 110: 102 red, 155 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669B6E?

The complementary color is #9B6693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669B6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669B6E color

#669B6E rgb(102, 155, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #669B6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 60.8% green and 43.1% blue (102, 155, 110).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#669B6E color codes

HEX	`#669B6E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 155, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 60.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.34, -27.26, 18.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.34, 32.75, 146.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.014, 27.392, 18.981)`
Decimal	`6724462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669B6E, 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 #669B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #669B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669b6e; }
.text { color: #669b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 155 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669b6e, #669b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #669B6E?: #669B6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669B6E?: The RGB value is 102, 155, 110: 102 red, 155 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669B6E?: The complementary color is #9B6693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669B6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.