What color is #663F4E?

#663F4E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #663F4E?

The RGB value is 102, 63, 78: 102 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #663F4E?

The complementary color is #3F6657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #663F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#663F4E color

#663F4E rgb(102, 63, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #663F4E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (102, 63, 78).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#663F4E color codes

HEX	`#663F4E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 63, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 24.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 24%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.65, 19.37, -1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.65, 19.47, 354.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.632, 6.93, 8.089)`
Decimal	`6700878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #663F4E, 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 #663F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#663F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #663F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #663f4e; }
.text { color: #663f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #663f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 63 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #663f4e, #66433f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #663F4E?: #663F4E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #663F4E?: The RGB value is 102, 63, 78: 102 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #663F4E?: The complementary color is #3F6657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #663F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.