What color is #664B53?

#664B53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664B53?

The RGB value is 102, 75, 83: 102 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664B53?

The complementary color is #4B665E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664B53 color

#664B53 rgb(102, 75, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #664B53 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29.4% green and 32.5% blue (102, 75, 83).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 19% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#664B53 color codes

HEX	`#664B53`
RGB	`rgb(102, 75, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 19%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 12.82, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 12.82, 358.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.557, 8.482, 9.316)`
Decimal	`6703955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664B53, 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 #664B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #664B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664b53; }
.text { color: #664b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 75 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664b53, #66514b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #664B53?: #664B53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664B53?: The RGB value is 102, 75, 83: 102 red, 75 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664B53?: The complementary color is #4B665E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.