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#669C8D

#669c8d ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#669c8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9.62% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 163.33°, 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 6.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.18.

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Relative luminance0.2852

Complementary

  1. #669c8d
  2. #9c6675

Split complementary

  1. #669c8d
  2. #9c6690
  3. #9c7266

Analogous

  1. #669c72
  2. #669c8d
  3. #66909c

Triadic

  1. #669c8d
  2. #8d669c
  3. #9c8d66

Tetradic

  1. #669c8d
  2. #66759c
  3. #9c6675
  4. #9c8d66

Square

  1. #669c8d
  2. #72669c
  3. #9c6675
  4. #909c66

Monochromatic

  1. #29403a
  2. #476e63
  3. #669c8d
  4. #94bab0
  5. #c3d8d2

Shades

#669c8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c8d
  2. #5c8c7f
  3. #527d71
  4. #476d63
  5. #3d5e55
  6. #334e47
  7. #293e38
  8. #1f2f2a
  9. #141f1c
  10. #0a100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c8d
  2. #75a698
  3. #85b0a4
  4. #94baaf
  5. #a3c4bb
  6. #b3cec6
  7. #c2d7d1
  8. #d1e1dd
  9. #e0ebe8
  10. #f0f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c8d
  2. #69998c
  3. #6b968a
  4. #6e9489
  5. #709188
  6. #738e87
  7. #768b85
  8. #788884
  9. #7b8683
  10. #7d8381
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98968c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8f8e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #569d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87988d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80948e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c8d {
  color: #669c8d;
}
Background
.bg-669c8d {
  background-color: #669c8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c8d {
  border: 2px solid #669c8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 163 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c8d, #66909c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 141 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.18 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.46 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.62 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 9.64 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.08 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.49 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.57 #996372 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669c8d  rgb(102, 156, 141)  hsl(163, 21%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#9c6675  rgb(156, 102, 117)  hsl(343, 21%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#8d669c  rgb(141, 102, 156)  hsl(283, 21%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9c8d66  rgb(156, 141, 102)  hsl(43, 21%, 51%)  Camel