What color is #66484B?

#66484B 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 #66484B?

The RGB value is 102, 72, 75: 102 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66484B?

The complementary color is #486663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66484B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66484B color

#66484B rgb(102, 72, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #66484B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.2% green and 29.4% blue (102, 72, 75).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#66484B color codes

HEX	`#66484B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 72, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, 13.31, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 13.71, 13.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.067, 7.968, 7.716)`
Decimal	`6703179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66484B, 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 #66484B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66484B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	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 #66484B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66484b; }
.text { color: #66484b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66484b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 72 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66484b, #665448); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66484B?: #66484B 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 #66484B?: The RGB value is 102, 72, 75: 102 red, 72 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66484B?: The complementary color is #486663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66484B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.