What color is #66475A?

#66475A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66475A?

The RGB value is 102, 71, 90: 102 red, 71 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66475A?

The complementary color is #476653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66475A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66475A color

#66475A rgb(102, 71, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66475A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 27.8% green and 35.3% blue (102, 71, 90).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#66475A color codes

HEX	`#66475A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 71, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 27.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 30%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, 16.61, -5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 17.64, 340.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.578, 8.07, 10.724)`
Decimal	`6702938`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66475A, 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 #66475A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66475A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #66475A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66475a; }
.text { color: #66475a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66475a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 71 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66475a, #66474a); }

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Questions

What color is #66475A?: #66475A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66475A?: The RGB value is 102, 71, 90: 102 red, 71 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66475A?: The complementary color is #476653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66475A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.