#669C74
Sage · medium cool green
About #669C74
#669C74 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 61% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Sage and Eucalyptus (ΔE 16.1); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9C668E — a plum tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #669C74 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 6.57:1 (a WCAG AA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #669C74?
#669C74 is a moderately saturated, medium shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 40% red, 61% green and 45% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 39% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #669C74?
Use black text. Black on #669C74 has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #669C74?
Its complementary colour is #9C668E, and analogous partners are #739C66 and #669C8F.