What color is #660B17?

#660B17 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #660B17?

The RGB value is 102, 11, 23: 102 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #660B17?

The complementary color is #0B665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #660B17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#660B17 color

#660B17 rgb(102, 11, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #660B17 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 4.3% green and 9% blue (102, 11, 23).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 81% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 77% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Picking (#620B15), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.92:1).

#660B17 color codes

HEX	`#660B17`
RGB	`rgb(102, 11, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 4.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 81%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 89%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 77%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.55, 38.81, 19.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.55, 43.49, 26.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.755, 3.127, 1.111)`
Decimal	`6687511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #660B17, 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 #660B17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#660B17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.92:1	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 #660B17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #660b17; }
.text { color: #660b17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #660b17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 11 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #660b17, #662c0b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #660B17?: #660B17 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cherry Picking. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #660B17?: The RGB value is 102, 11, 23: 102 red, 11 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #660B17?: The complementary color is #0B665A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #660B17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.