What color is #669D99?

#669D99 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 #669D99?

The RGB value is 102, 157, 153: 102 red, 157 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669D99?

The complementary color is #9D666A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669D99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669D99 color

#669D99 rgb(102, 157, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669D99 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 61.6% green and 60% blue (102, 157, 153).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#669D99 color codes

HEX	`#669D99`
RGB	`rgb(102, 157, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 61.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 3%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, -19, -3.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 19.35, 190.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.284, 29.237, 34.547)`
Decimal	`6725017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669D99, 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 #669D99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669D99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #669D99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669d99; }
.text { color: #669d99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669d99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 157 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669d99, #66859d); }

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Questions

What color is #669D99?: #669D99 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 #669D99?: The RGB value is 102, 157, 153: 102 red, 157 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669D99?: The complementary color is #9D666A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669D99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.