What color is #66595D?

#66595D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66595D?

The RGB value is 102, 89, 93: 102 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66595D?

The complementary color is #596662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66595D?

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.

#66595D color

#66595D rgb(102, 89, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66595D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 36.5% blue (102, 89, 93).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 9% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#66595D color codes

HEX	`#66595D`
RGB	`rgb(102, 89, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 9%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.17, 6.05, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.17, 6.06, 356.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.027, 10.76, 11.85)`
Decimal	`6707549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66595D, 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 #66595D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66595D 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 #66595D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66595d; }
.text { color: #66595d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66595d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 89 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66595d, #665c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #66595D?: #66595D is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66595D?: The RGB value is 102, 89, 93: 102 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66595D?: The complementary color is #596662, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66595D?: 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.