What color is #669C95?

#669C95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669C95?

The RGB value is 102, 156, 149: 102 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669C95?

The complementary color is #9C666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669C95 color

#669C95 rgb(102, 156, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669C95 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 61.2% green and 58.4% blue (102, 156, 149).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#669C95 color codes

HEX	`#669C95`
RGB	`rgb(102, 156, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 61.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 4%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.58, -19.45, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.58, 19.55, 185.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.791, 28.77, 32.78)`
Decimal	`6724757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669C95, 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 #669C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #669C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669c95; }
.text { color: #669c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 156 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669c95, #66889c); }

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Questions

What color is #669C95?: #669C95 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669C95?: The RGB value is 102, 156, 149: 102 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669C95?: The complementary color is #9C666D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.