What color is #66546A?

#66546A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66546A?

The RGB value is 102, 84, 106: 102 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66546A?

The complementary color is #586A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66546A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66546A color

#66546A rgb(102, 84, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66546A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 32.9% green and 41.6% blue (102, 84, 106).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#66546A color codes

HEX	`#66546A`
RGB	`rgb(102, 84, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 32.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 21%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, 11.84, -9.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 15.4, 320.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.251, 10.206, 15.01)`
Decimal	`6706282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66546A, 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 #66546A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66546A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #66546A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66546a; }
.text { color: #66546a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66546a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 84 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66546a, #6a5463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66546A?: #66546A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66546A?: The RGB value is 102, 84, 106: 102 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66546A?: The complementary color is #586A54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66546A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.