What color is #664E64?

#664E64 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 #664E64?

The RGB value is 102, 78, 100: 102 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664E64?

The complementary color is #4E6650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664E64 color

#664E64 rgb(102, 78, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664E64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 30.6% green and 39.2% blue (102, 78, 100).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#664E64 color codes

HEX	`#664E64`
RGB	`rgb(102, 78, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 30.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 14.27, -8.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 16.82, 328.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.504, 9.194, 13.275)`
Decimal	`6704740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664E64, 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 #664E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #664E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664e64; }
.text { color: #664e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 78 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664e64, #664e58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #664E64?: #664E64 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 #664E64?: The RGB value is 102, 78, 100: 102 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664E64?: The complementary color is #4E6650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.