Vintage Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #996966 |
| Complementary Color | #996866 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (183.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Teal Color. The Brittany Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called La Pineta (#577e88) for more energetic effect. Try Trumpet Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#996866 is the best complementary color to Vintage Teal. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #669699 complementary color is Copper Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Patina are #669982 and #667c99. Thus found on the left and right of #669699 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Vintage Teal.
The split-complementary Vintage Teal palette consists of #998266 and #99667c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#996866). Try Domino and Strikemaster colors in combination with #669699, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #669699 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vintage Teal. Thus Avocado and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rose, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #669699 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Teal tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#996866) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Copper Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #996695 and #669969.
In a RGB color space, hex #669699 is made of 25% red, 37% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Teal has a hue angle of 183.53°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #669699 is made of 20% cyan, 1.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #669699 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,150,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 37%, 38% |
| CMYK | 20, 1.18, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(183.53,20%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(183.53,33.33%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9163,-15.2906,-6.7458) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1356,26.9374,34.1698) |