What color is #660A29?

#660A29 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #660A29?

The RGB value is 102, 10, 41: 102 red, 10 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #660A29?

The complementary color is #0A6647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #660A29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#660A29 color

#660A29 rgb(102, 10, 41)

Shades of red

The hex color #660A29 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 3.9% green and 16.1% blue (102, 10, 41).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 82% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 60% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#660A29 color codes

HEX	`#660A29`
RGB	`rgb(102, 10, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 3.9%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 82%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 90%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 60%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, 40.18, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 40.86, 10.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.989, 3.203, 2.4)`
Decimal	`6687273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #660A29, 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 #660A29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#660A29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #660A29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #660a29; }
.text { color: #660a29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #660a29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 10 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #660a29, #66190a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #660A29?: #660A29 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #660A29?: The RGB value is 102, 10, 41: 102 red, 10 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #660A29?: The complementary color is #0A6647, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #660A29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.