What color is #663E40?

#663E40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663E40?

The RGB value is 102, 62, 64: 102 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663E40?

The complementary color is #3E6664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663E40 color

#663E40 rgb(102, 62, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #663E40 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 24.3% green and 25.1% blue (102, 62, 64).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 37% 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 9.02:1).

#663E40 color codes

HEX	`#663E40`
RGB	`rgb(102, 62, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 24.3%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.97, 17.81, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.97, 18.84, 19.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.128, 6.641, 5.703)`
Decimal	`6700608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663E40, 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 #663E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #663E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663e40; }
.text { color: #663e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 62 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663e40, #66503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #663E40?: #663E40 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663E40?: The RGB value is 102, 62, 64: 102 red, 62 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663E40?: The complementary color is #3E6664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.