What color is #66566B?

#66566B 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 #66566B?

The RGB value is 102, 86, 107: 102 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66566B?

The complementary color is #5B6B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66566B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66566B color

#66566B rgb(102, 86, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66566B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 33.7% green and 42% blue (102, 86, 107).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#66566B color codes

HEX	`#66566B`
RGB	`rgb(102, 86, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 33.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 20%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.8, 10.82, -9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.8, 14.45, 318.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.461, 10.542, 15.338)`
Decimal	`6706795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66566B, 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 #66566B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66566B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #66566B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66566b; }
.text { color: #66566b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66566b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 86 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66566b, #6b5665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66566B?: #66566B 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 #66566B?: The RGB value is 102, 86, 107: 102 red, 86 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66566B?: The complementary color is #5B6B56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66566B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.