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#669C96 closest to Emerald Oasis

#669C96 is a medium, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Emerald Oasis. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.0% red, 61.2% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(102, 156, 150)). Its HSL value is 173° hue, 21% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 39% black. #669C96 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.76:1.

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Variations of #669C96

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#669C96 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#669C96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #669C96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8D8F97
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #979696
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B9796
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8D8F97
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #839497
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #539E9A
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #5F9D98
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #899593

#669C96 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.11:1 Poor#669C96 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.76:1 Good#669C96 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#669C96 in CSS

/* Emerald Oasis */
.color { color: #669C96; }
.background { background-color: #669C96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #669C96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(102 156 150);
color: hsl(173 21% 51%);
color: oklch(0.653 0.058 187.0);

#669C96 FAQ

What color is #669C96?

#669C96 is a medium, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #669C96?

#669C96 is rgb(102, 156, 150) in RGB, hsl(173, 21%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 0%, 4%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #669C96?

The complementary color of #669C96 is #9C666C, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #669C96?

Black text has the best contrast on #669C96: 6.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #669C96 a warm or cool color?

#669C96 is a cool color.