What color is #664C44?

#664C44 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #664C44?

The RGB value is 102, 76, 68: 102 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664C44?

The complementary color is #445E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664C44 color

#664C44 rgb(102, 76, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #664C44 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 29.8% green and 26.7% blue (102, 76, 68).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 20% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#664C44 color codes

HEX	`#664C44`
RGB	`rgb(102, 76, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 29.8%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 20%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.83, 9.72, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.83, 13.26, 42.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.108, 8.411, 6.612)`
Decimal	`6704196`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664C44, 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 #664C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #664C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664c44; }
.text { color: #664c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 76 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664c44, #665d44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664C44?: #664C44 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #664C44?: The RGB value is 102, 76, 68: 102 red, 76 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664C44?: The complementary color is #445E66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.