What color is #66525D?

#66525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66525D?

The RGB value is 102, 82, 93: 102 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66525D?

The complementary color is #52665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66525D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66525D color

#66525D rgb(102, 82, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66525D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.2% green and 36.5% blue (102, 82, 93).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#66525D color codes

HEX	`#66525D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 82, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.21, 10.36, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.21, 10.86, 342.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.472, 9.65, 11.665)`
Decimal	`6705757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66525D, 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 #66525D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66525D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #66525D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66525d; }
.text { color: #66525d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66525d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 82 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66525d, #665253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66525D?: #66525D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66525D?: The RGB value is 102, 82, 93: 102 red, 82 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66525D?: The complementary color is #52665B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66525D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.