What color is #664150?

#664150 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664150?

The RGB value is 102, 65, 80: 102 red, 65 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664150?

The complementary color is #416657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664150?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664150 color

#664150 rgb(102, 65, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #664150 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 25.5% green and 31.4% blue (102, 65, 80).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 22% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#664150 color codes

HEX	`#664150`
RGB	`rgb(102, 65, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 25.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 22%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.22, 18.48, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.22, 18.64, 352.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.818, 7.185, 8.51)`
Decimal	`6701392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664150, 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 #664150	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664150 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #664150 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664150; }
.text { color: #664150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664150; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 65 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664150, #664441); }

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Questions

What color is #664150?: #664150 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664150?: The RGB value is 102, 65, 80: 102 red, 65 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664150?: The complementary color is #416657, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664150?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.