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#669C97

#669c97 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#669c97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.21% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 174.44°, 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 6.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.2884

Complementary

  1. #669c97
  2. #9c666b

Split complementary

  1. #669c97
  2. #9c6686
  3. #9c7c66

Analogous

  1. #669c7c
  2. #669c97
  3. #66869c

Triadic

  1. #669c97
  2. #97669c
  3. #9c9766

Tetradic

  1. #669c97
  2. #666b9c
  3. #9c666b
  4. #9c9766

Square

  1. #669c97
  2. #7c669c
  3. #9c666b
  4. #869c66

Monochromatic

  1. #29403e
  2. #476e6b
  3. #669c97
  4. #94bab7
  5. #c3d8d6

Shades

#669c97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669c97
  2. #5c8c88
  3. #527d79
  4. #476d6a
  5. #3d5e5b
  6. #334e4c
  7. #293e3c
  8. #1f2f2d
  9. #141f1e
  10. #0a100f
  11. #000000

Tints

#669c97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669c97
  2. #75a6a1
  3. #85b0ac
  4. #94bab6
  5. #a3c4c1
  6. #b3cecb
  7. #c2d7d5
  8. #d1e1e0
  9. #e0ebea
  10. #f0f5f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669c97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669c97
  2. #699995
  3. #6b9692
  4. #6e9490
  5. #70918e
  6. #738e8c
  7. #768b89
  8. #788887
  9. #7b8685
  10. #7d8382
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839694 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #969797 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8d8f98 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #539f9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #869997 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f9497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b9e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669c97 {
  color: #669c97;
}
Background
.bg-669c97 {
  background-color: #669c97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669c97 {
  border: 2px solid #669c97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669c97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 174 21% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669c97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669c97, #66869c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669c97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 151 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 3.14 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.53 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 9.53 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 9.78 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 10.19 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 11.18 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 11.22 #996368 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669c97  rgb(102, 156, 151)  hsl(174, 21%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#9c666b  rgb(156, 102, 107)  hsl(354, 21%, 51%)  Copper Rose
#97669c  rgb(151, 102, 156)  hsl(294, 21%, 51%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#9c9766  rgb(156, 151, 102)  hsl(54, 21%, 51%)  Moss Green