What color is #66555D?

#66555D 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 #66555D?

The RGB value is 102, 85, 93: 102 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66555D?

The complementary color is #55665E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66555D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66555D color

#66555D rgb(102, 85, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66555D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.3% green and 36.5% blue (102, 85, 93).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#66555D color codes

HEX	`#66555D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 85, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.04, 8.51, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.04, 8.74, 346.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.704, 10.112, 11.742)`
Decimal	`6706525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66555D, 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 #66555D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66555D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #66555D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66555d; }
.text { color: #66555d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66555d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 85 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66555d, #665655); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66555D?: #66555D 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 #66555D?: The RGB value is 102, 85, 93: 102 red, 85 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66555D?: The complementary color is #55665E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66555D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.