What color is #66494C?

#66494C 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 #66494C?

The RGB value is 102, 73, 76: 102 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66494C?

The complementary color is #496663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66494C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66494C color

#66494C rgb(102, 73, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #66494C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.6% green and 29.8% blue (102, 73, 76).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#66494C color codes

HEX	`#66494C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 73, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.22, 12.85, 3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.22, 13.22, 13.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.167, 8.112, 7.919)`
Decimal	`6703436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66494C, 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 #66494C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66494C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #66494C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66494c; }
.text { color: #66494c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66494c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 73 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66494c, #665549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66494C?: #66494C 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 #66494C?: The RGB value is 102, 73, 76: 102 red, 73 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66494C?: The complementary color is #496663, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66494C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.