What color is #66434A?

#66434A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66434A?

The RGB value is 102, 67, 74: 102 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66434A?

The complementary color is #43665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66434A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66434A color

#66434A rgb(102, 67, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #66434A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 26.3% green and 29% blue (102, 67, 74).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 27% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#66434A color codes

HEX	`#66434A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 67, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 26.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 34%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 27%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.56, 16.24, 1.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.56, 16.36, 6.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.723, 7.334, 7.433)`
Decimal	`6701898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66434A, 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 #66434A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66434A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #66434A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66434a; }
.text { color: #66434a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66434a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 67 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66434a, #664e43); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #66434A?: #66434A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66434A?: The RGB value is 102, 67, 74: 102 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66434A?: The complementary color is #43665F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66434A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.