What color is #664346?

#664346 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664346?

The RGB value is 102, 67, 70: 102 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664346?

The complementary color is #436663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664346 color

#664346 rgb(102, 67, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #664346 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 26.3% green and 27.5% blue (102, 67, 70).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wild Thing (#654243), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#664346 color codes

HEX	`#664346`
RGB	`rgb(102, 67, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 26.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.44, 15.61, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.44, 16.21, 15.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.592, 7.282, 6.746)`
Decimal	`6701894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664346, 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 #664346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #664346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664346; }
.text { color: #664346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 67 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664346, #665243); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664346?: #664346 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wild Thing. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664346?: The RGB value is 102, 67, 70: 102 red, 67 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664346?: The complementary color is #436663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.