What color is #669EA9?

#669EA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #669EA9?

The RGB value is 102, 158, 169: 102 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #669EA9?

The complementary color is #A97166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #669EA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#669EA9 color

#669EA9 rgb(102, 158, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #669EA9 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 62% green and 66.3% blue (102, 158, 169).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 28% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#669EA9 color codes

HEX	`#669EA9`
RGB	`rgb(102, 158, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 62%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 28%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 40%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 7%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.78, -15.46, -11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.78, 19.29, 216.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.865, 30.141, 42.036)`
Decimal	`6725289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #669EA9, 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 #669EA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#669EA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	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 #669EA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #669ea9; }
.text { color: #669ea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #669ea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 158 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #669ea9, #667ca9); }

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Questions

What color is #669EA9?: #669EA9 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #669EA9?: The RGB value is 102, 158, 169: 102 red, 158 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #669EA9?: The complementary color is #A97166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #669EA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.