What color is #664849?

#664849 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 #664849?

The RGB value is 102, 72, 73: 102 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664849?

The complementary color is #486665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664849 color

#664849 rgb(102, 72, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #664849 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (102, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 28% 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 8.11:1).

#664849 color codes

HEX	`#664849`
RGB	`rgb(102, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 28%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.86, 12.98, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.86, 13.74, 19.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9, 7.941, 7.361)`
Decimal	`6703177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664849, 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 #664849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #664849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664849; }
.text { color: #664849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664849, #665648); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664849?: #664849 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 #664849?: The RGB value is 102, 72, 73: 102 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664849?: The complementary color is #486665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.