What color is #669E9E?

#669E9E 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 #669E9E?

The RGB value is 102, 158, 158: 102 red, 158 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669E9E?

The complementary color is #9E6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669E9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669E9E color

#669E9E rgb(102, 158, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669E9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 62% green and 62% blue (102, 158, 158).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#669E9E color codes

HEX	`#669E9E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 158, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 62%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, -18.28, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 19.19, 197.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.876, 29.746, 36.825)`
Decimal	`6725278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669E9E, 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 #669E9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#669E9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #669E9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669e9e; }
.text { color: #669e9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669e9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 158 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669e9e, #66829e); }

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Questions

What color is #669E9E?: #669E9E 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 #669E9E?: The RGB value is 102, 158, 158: 102 red, 158 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669E9E?: The complementary color is #9E6666, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669E9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.