What color is #66394B?

#66394B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66394B?

The RGB value is 102, 57, 75: 102 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66394B?

The complementary color is #396654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66394B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66394B color

#66394B rgb(102, 57, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #66394B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 22.4% green and 29.4% blue (102, 57, 75).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#66394B color codes

HEX	`#66394B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 57, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 22.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 44%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, 22.52, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 22.64, 354.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.213, 6.26, 7.431)`
Decimal	`6699339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66394B, 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 #66394B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66394B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #66394B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66394b; }
.text { color: #66394b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66394b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 57 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66394b, #663e39); }

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Questions

What color is #66394B?: #66394B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66394B?: The RGB value is 102, 57, 75: 102 red, 57 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66394B?: The complementary color is #396654, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66394B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.