What color is #662F4D?

#662F4D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #662F4D?

The RGB value is 102, 47, 77: 102 red, 47 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #662F4D?

The complementary color is #2F6648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #662F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#662F4D color

#662F4D rgb(102, 47, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #662F4D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 18.4% green and 30.2% blue (102, 47, 77).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 37% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#662F4D color codes

HEX	`#662F4D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 47, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 18.4%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 37%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 54%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.83, 28.69, -6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.83, 29.52, 346.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.836, 5.394, 7.648)`
Decimal	`6696781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #662F4D, 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 #662F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#662F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #662F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #662f4d; }
.text { color: #662f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #662f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 47 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #662f4d, #662f32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #662F4D?: #662F4D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #662F4D?: The RGB value is 102, 47, 77: 102 red, 47 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #662F4D?: The complementary color is #2F6648, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #662F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.