What color is #66535D?

#66535D 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 #66535D?

The RGB value is 102, 83, 93: 102 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66535D?

The complementary color is #53665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66535D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66535D color

#66535D rgb(102, 83, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66535D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.5% green and 36.5% blue (102, 83, 93).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#66535D color codes

HEX	`#66535D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 83, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 19%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.48, 9.74, -2.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.48, 10.15, 343.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.548, 9.802, 11.69)`
Decimal	`6706013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66535D, 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 #66535D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#66535D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #66535D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66535d; }
.text { color: #66535d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66535d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 83 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66535d, #665354); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66535D?: #66535D 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 #66535D?: The RGB value is 102, 83, 93: 102 red, 83 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66535D?: The complementary color is #53665C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66535D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.