What color is #664238?

#664238 is a dark, desaturated red known as Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Brunette?

The RGB value is 102, 66, 56: 102 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Brunette?

The complementary color is #385C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664238?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Brunette color: hex code #664238

#664238 rgb(102, 66, 56)

Shades of brown

Brunette has the hex code #664238. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 25.9% green and 22% blue (102, 66, 56).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 29% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 45% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

Brunette (#664238) color codes

HEX	`#664238`
RGB	`rgb(102, 66, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 25.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 29%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 45%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 45%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.82, 14.27, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.82, 18.96, 41.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.142, 7.007, 4.664)`
Decimal	`6701624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Brunette, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #664238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #664238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664238; }
.text { color: #664238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 66 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664238, #665938); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #664238 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #664238?: #664238 is a dark, desaturated red known as Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Brunette?: The RGB value is 102, 66, 56: 102 red, 66 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Brunette?: The complementary color is #385C66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664238?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.