What color is #66003E?

#66003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66003E?

The RGB value is 102, 0, 62: 102 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66003E?

The complementary color is #006628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66003E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66003E color

#66003E rgb(102, 0, 62)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66003E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 0% green and 24.3% blue (102, 0, 62).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.85:1).

#66003E color codes

HEX	`#66003E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 0, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 0%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.73, 44.58, -7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.73, 45.21, 350.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.349, 3.173, 4.835)`
Decimal	`6684734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66003E, 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 #66003E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66003E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #66003E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66003e; }
.text { color: #66003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66003e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 0 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66003e, #66000b); }

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Questions

What color is #66003E?: #66003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66003E?: The RGB value is 102, 0, 62: 102 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66003E?: The complementary color is #006628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66003E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.