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#669C8F

#669c8f ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#669c8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8.33% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 165.56°, with 21.43% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.38.

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Relative luminance0.2858

Complementary

  1. #669c8f
  2. #9c6673

Split complementary

  1. #669c8f
  2. #9c668e
  3. #9c7466

Analogous

  1. #669c74
  2. #669c8f
  3. #668e9c

Triadic

  1. #669c8f
  2. #8f669c
  3. #9c8f66

Tetradic

  1. #669c8f
  2. #66739c
  3. #9c6673
  4. #9c8f66

Square

  1. #669c8f
  2. #74669c
  3. #9c6673
  4. #8e9c66

Monochromatic

  1. #29403a
  2. #476e65
  3. #669c8f
  4. #94bab1
  5. #c3d8d3

Shades

#669c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c8f
  2. #5c8c81
  3. #527d72
  4. #476d64
  5. #3d5e56
  6. #334e48
  7. #293e39
  8. #1f2f2b
  9. #141f1d
  10. #0a100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c8f
  2. #75a69a
  3. #85b0a5
  4. #94bab1
  5. #a3c4bc
  6. #b3cec7
  7. #c2d7d2
  8. #d1e1dd
  9. #e0ebe9
  10. #f0f5f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c8f
  2. #69998e
  3. #6b968c
  4. #6e948b
  5. #709189
  6. #738e88
  7. #768b86
  8. #788885
  9. #7b8683
  10. #7d8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #829691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #98968e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8e8f90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #569e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87988f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #809490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c8f {
  color: #669c8f;
}
Background
.bg-669c8f {
  background-color: #669c8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c8f {
  border: 2px solid #669c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c8f, #668e9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 143 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.38 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 8.53 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.24 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.80 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 10.12 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 10.54 #40826d Viridian ΔE 10.82 #996370 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669c8f  rgb(102, 156, 143)  hsl(166, 21%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#9c6673  rgb(156, 102, 115)  hsl(346, 21%, 51%)  Mauve Taupe
#8f669c  rgb(143, 102, 156)  hsl(286, 21%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9c8f66  rgb(156, 143, 102)  hsl(46, 21%, 51%)  Camel