What color is #663B60?

#663B60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663B60?

The RGB value is 102, 59, 96: 102 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663B60?

The complementary color is #3B6641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663B60 color

#663B60 rgb(102, 59, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #663B60 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (102, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 6% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#663B60 color codes

HEX	`#663B60`
RGB	`rgb(102, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 6%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.34, 25.14, -13.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.34, 28.76, 330.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.155, 6.798, 11.894)`
Decimal	`6699872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663B60, 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 #663B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #663B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663b60; }
.text { color: #663b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663b60, #663b4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #663B60?: #663B60 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663B60?: The RGB value is 102, 59, 96: 102 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663B60?: The complementary color is #3B6641, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.