Palettes / Colors / #669C92

#669C92 — Dusty Teal

#669C92 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color CadetBlue (#5F9EA0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cadetblue (#5F9EA0) — not an exact match. CSS cadetblue gives you #5F9EA0, a different color; use #669C92 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#669C92 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9C6871; it also sits naturally between #689C78 and #688C9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 61% · Blue 57%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 39%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #669C92

.text { color: #669C92; }
.background { background-color: #669C92; }
.border { border: 3px solid #669C92; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 156, 146); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 21%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #669C92; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 156, 146, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #669C92; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 156, 146, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#669C92">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#669C92">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C6871:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #669C92: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #669C92

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #669C92 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #669C92 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #669C92?

#669C92 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 102, 156, 146). Its closest standard named color is CadetBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #669C92?

#669C92 is RGB 102, 156, 146 — HSL 169°, 21%, 51% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 6%, 39%.

What colors go with #669C92?

Its complement is #9C6871; analogous partners are #689C78 and #688C9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #669C92 for text?

Black text on #669C92 has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.12:1.