What color is #664E69?

#664E69 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 #664E69?

The RGB value is 102, 78, 105: 102 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #664E69?

The complementary color is #51694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #664E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#664E69 color

#664E69 rgb(102, 78, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #664E69 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 30.6% green and 41.2% blue (102, 78, 105).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 15% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#664E69 color codes

HEX	`#664E69`
RGB	`rgb(102, 78, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 30.6%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 15%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 26%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 26%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 15.35, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 19.33, 322.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.753, 9.294, 14.589)`
Decimal	`6704745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #664E69, 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 #664E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#664E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #664E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #664e69; }
.text { color: #664e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #664e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 78 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #664e69, #694e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #664E69?: #664E69 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 #664E69?: The RGB value is 102, 78, 105: 102 red, 78 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #664E69?: The complementary color is #51694E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #664E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.