What color is #66576E?

#66576E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66576E?

The RGB value is 102, 87, 110: 102 red, 87 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66576E?

The complementary color is #5F6E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66576E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66576E color

#66576E rgb(102, 87, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #66576E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.1% green and 43.1% blue (102, 87, 110).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#66576E color codes

HEX	`#66576E`
RGB	`rgb(102, 87, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 21%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.19, 10.87, -10.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.19, 15.36, 315.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.702, 10.767, 16.211)`
Decimal	`6707054`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66576E, 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 #66576E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66576E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #66576E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66576e; }
.text { color: #66576e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66576e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 87 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66576e, #6e576b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66576E?: #66576E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66576E?: The RGB value is 102, 87, 110: 102 red, 87 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66576E?: The complementary color is #5F6E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66576E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.