What color is #66423E?

#66423E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66423E?

The RGB value is 102, 66, 62: 102 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66423E?

The complementary color is #3E6266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66423E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66423E color

#66423E rgb(102, 66, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #66423E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 25.9% green and 24.3% blue (102, 66, 62).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 24% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 39% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#66423E color codes

HEX	`#66423E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 66, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 25.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 24%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 39%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.96, 15.06, 8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.96, 17.46, 30.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.298, 7.07, 5.484)`
Decimal	`6701630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66423E, 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 #66423E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66423E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #66423E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66423e; }
.text { color: #66423e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66423e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 66 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66423e, #66563e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #66423E?: #66423E is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66423E?: The RGB value is 102, 66, 62: 102 red, 66 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66423E?: The complementary color is #3E6266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66423E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.