What color is #66374F?

#66374F 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 #66374F?

The RGB value is 102, 55, 79: 102 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66374F?

The complementary color is #37664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66374F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66374F color

#66374F rgb(102, 55, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66374F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 21.6% green and 31% blue (102, 55, 79).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 23% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#66374F color codes

HEX	`#66374F`
RGB	`rgb(102, 55, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 21.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 23%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 24.38, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 24.98, 347.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.257, 6.122, 8.142)`
Decimal	`6698831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66374F, 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 #66374F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66374F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #66374F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66374f; }
.text { color: #66374f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66374f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 55 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66374f, #663738); }

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Questions

What color is #66374F?: #66374F 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 #66374F?: The RGB value is 102, 55, 79: 102 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66374F?: The complementary color is #37664E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66374F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.