What color is #661300?

#661300 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #661300?

The RGB value is 102, 19, 0: 102 red, 19 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #661300?

The complementary color is #005366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #661300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#661300 color

#661300 rgb(102, 19, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #661300 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 7.5% green and 0% blue (102, 19, 0).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 100% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 100% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Blood of Zeus (#640F09), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.67:1).

#661300 color codes

HEX	`#661300`
RGB	`rgb(102, 19, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 7.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 100%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 100%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 100%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.18, 35.62, 31.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.18, 47.7, 41.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.713, 3.291, 0.335)`
Decimal	`6689536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #661300, 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 #661300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#661300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #661300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #661300; }
.text { color: #661300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #661300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 19 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #661300, #664600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #661300?: #661300 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Blood of Zeus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #661300?: The RGB value is 102, 19, 0: 102 red, 19 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #661300?: The complementary color is #005366, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #661300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.