What color is #66282D?

#66282D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66282D?

The RGB value is 102, 40, 45: 102 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66282D?

The complementary color is #286661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66282D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66282D color

#66282D rgb(102, 40, 45)

Shades of red

The hex color #66282D is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 15.7% green and 17.6% blue (102, 40, 45).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 56% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jazz (#5F2C2F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.02:1).

#66282D color codes

HEX	`#66282D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 40, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 15.7%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 56%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.36, 28.4, 10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.36, 30.41, 20.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.712, 4.533, 3.004)`
Decimal	`6694957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66282D, 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 #66282D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66282D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #66282D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66282d; }
.text { color: #66282d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66282d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 40 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66282d, #664228); }

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Questions

What color is #66282D?: #66282D is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Jazz. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66282D?: The RGB value is 102, 40, 45: 102 red, 40 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66282D?: The complementary color is #286661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66282D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.