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#669C8B

#669c8b ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#669c8b is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.18% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 10.9% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 161.11°, with 21.43% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.96.

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Relative luminance0.2847

Complementary

  1. #669c8b
  2. #9c6677

Split complementary

  1. #669c8b
  2. #9c6692
  3. #9c7066

Analogous

  1. #669c70
  2. #669c8b
  3. #66929c

Triadic

  1. #669c8b
  2. #8b669c
  3. #9c8b66

Tetradic

  1. #669c8b
  2. #66779c
  3. #9c6677
  4. #9c8b66

Square

  1. #669c8b
  2. #70669c
  3. #9c6677
  4. #929c66

Monochromatic

  1. #294039
  2. #476e62
  3. #669c8b
  4. #94baae
  5. #c3d8d1

Shades

#669c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c8b
  2. #5c8c7d
  3. #527d6f
  4. #476d61
  5. #3d5e53
  6. #334e46
  7. #293e38
  8. #1f2f2a
  9. #141f1c
  10. #0a100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c8b
  2. #75a697
  3. #85b0a2
  4. #94baae
  5. #a3c4b9
  6. #b3cec5
  7. #c2d7d1
  8. #d1e1dc
  9. #e0ebe8
  10. #f0f5f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c8b
  2. #69998a
  3. #6b9689
  4. #6e9488
  5. #709187
  6. #738e86
  7. #768b84
  8. #788883
  9. #7b8682
  10. #7d8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #82968f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #99958a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8f8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #579d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87988b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81948c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9d92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c8b {
  color: #669c8b;
}
Background
.bg-669c8b {
  background-color: #669c8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c8b {
  border: 2px solid #669c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 161 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c8b, #66929c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 139 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.96 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.47 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.22 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.05 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.38 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.41 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.48 #996374 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669c8b  rgb(102, 156, 139)  hsl(161, 21%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#9c6677  rgb(156, 102, 119)  hsl(341, 21%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#8b669c  rgb(139, 102, 156)  hsl(281, 21%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9c8b66  rgb(156, 139, 102)  hsl(41, 21%, 51%)  Camel