What color is #66495E?

#66495E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66495E?

The RGB value is 102, 73, 94: 102 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66495E?

The complementary color is #496651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66495E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66495E color

#66495E rgb(102, 73, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66495E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 28.6% green and 36.9% blue (102, 73, 94).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 17% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 8% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#66495E color codes

HEX	`#66495E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 73, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 28.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 17%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 28%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 8%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 16.15, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 17.79, 335.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.882, 8.398, 11.688)`
Decimal	`6703454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66495E, 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 #66495E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66495E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #66495E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66495e; }
.text { color: #66495e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66495e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 73 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66495e, #66494f); }

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Questions

What color is #66495E?: #66495E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66495E?: The RGB value is 102, 73, 94: 102 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66495E?: The complementary color is #496651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66495E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.