What color is #66284C?

#66284C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66284C?

The RGB value is 102, 40, 76: 102 red, 40 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66284C?

The complementary color is #286642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66284C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66284C color

#66284C rgb(102, 40, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66284C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 15.7% green and 29.8% blue (102, 40, 76).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#66284C color codes

HEX	`#66284C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 40, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 15.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.35, 32.34, -8.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.35, 33.45, 345.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.543, 4.865, 7.378)`
Decimal	`6694988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66284C, 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 #66284C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66284C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #66284C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66284c; }
.text { color: #66284c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66284c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 40 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66284c, #66282d); }

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Questions

What color is #66284C?: #66284C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66284C?: The RGB value is 102, 40, 76: 102 red, 40 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66284C?: The complementary color is #286642, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66284C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.