What color is #662A30?

#662A30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #662A30?

The RGB value is 102, 42, 48: 102 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #662A30?

The complementary color is #2A6660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #662A30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#662A30 color

#662A30 rgb(102, 42, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #662A30 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 16.5% green and 18.8% blue (102, 42, 48).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 53% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Truffle (#612E32), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#662A30 color codes

HEX	`#662A30`
RGB	`rgb(102, 42, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 16.5%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 53%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.85, 27.61, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.85, 29.21, 19.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.841, 4.695, 3.342)`
Decimal	`6695472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #662A30, 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 #662A30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#662A30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #662A30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #662a30; }
.text { color: #662a30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #662a30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 42 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #662a30, #66422a); }

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Questions

What color is #662A30?: #662A30 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Chocolate Truffle. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #662A30?: The RGB value is 102, 42, 48: 102 red, 42 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #662A30?: The complementary color is #2A6660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #662A30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.