What color is #66023C?

#66023C is a dark, vivid rose known as Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tyrian Purple?

The RGB value is 102, 2, 60: 102 red, 2 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tyrian Purple?

The complementary color is #02662C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66023C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tyrian Purple color: hex code #66023C

#66023C rgb(102, 2, 60)

Shades of purple

Tyrian Purple has the hex code #66023C. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 0.8% green and 23.5% blue (102, 2, 60).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 96% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 98% magenta, 41% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

Tyrian Purple (#66023C) color codes

HEX	`#66023C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 2, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 0.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 96%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 98%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 98%, 41%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.81, 43.87, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.81, 44.28, 352.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.317, 3.195, 4.558)`
Decimal	`6685244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tyrian Purple, 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 #66023C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66023C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #66023C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66023c; }
.text { color: #66023c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66023c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 2 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66023c, #66020a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #66023C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #66023C?: #66023C is a dark, vivid rose known as Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tyrian Purple?: The RGB value is 102, 2, 60: 102 red, 2 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tyrian Purple?: The complementary color is #02662C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66023C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.