What color is #669C81?

#669C81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669C81?

The RGB value is 102, 156, 129: 102 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669C81?

The complementary color is #9C6681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669C81 color

#669C81 rgb(102, 156, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #669C81 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 61.2% green and 50.6% blue (102, 156, 129).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Yoda (#53A079), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#669C81 color codes

HEX	`#669C81`
RGB	`rgb(102, 156, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 61.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, -23.99, 8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 25.46, 160.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.329, 28.186, 25.081)`
Decimal	`6724737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669C81, 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 #669C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #669C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669c81; }
.text { color: #669c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 156 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669c81, #669c9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #669C81?: #669C81 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Yoda. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669C81?: The RGB value is 102, 156, 129: 102 red, 156 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669C81?: The complementary color is #9C6681, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.