What color is #669B9D?

#669B9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669B9D?

The RGB value is 102, 155, 157: 102 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669B9D?

The complementary color is #9D6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669B9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669B9D color

#669B9D rgb(102, 155, 157)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669B9D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 60.8% green and 61.6% blue (102, 155, 157).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#669B9D color codes

HEX	`#669B9D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 155, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 60.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, -16.95, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 18.21, 201.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.284, 28.7, 36.205)`
Decimal	`6724509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669B9D, 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 #669B9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669B9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #669B9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669b9d; }
.text { color: #669b9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669b9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 155 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669b9d, #667f9d); }

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Questions

What color is #669B9D?: #669B9D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669B9D?: The RGB value is 102, 155, 157: 102 red, 155 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669B9D?: The complementary color is #9D6866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669B9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.