What color is #663D43?

#663D43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663D43?

The RGB value is 102, 61, 67: 102 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663D43?

The complementary color is #3D6660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663D43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663D43 color

#663D43 rgb(102, 61, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #663D43 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 23.9% green and 26.3% blue (102, 61, 67).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 34% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#663D43 color codes

HEX	`#663D43`
RGB	`rgb(102, 61, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 23.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 34%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.8, 18.85, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.8, 19.27, 11.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.162, 6.568, 6.147)`
Decimal	`6700355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663D43, 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 #663D43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663D43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #663D43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663d43; }
.text { color: #663d43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663d43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 61 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663d43, #664c3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #663D43?: #663D43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663D43?: The RGB value is 102, 61, 67: 102 red, 61 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663D43?: The complementary color is #3D6660, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663D43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.