What color is #66596C?

#66596C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #66596C?

The RGB value is 102, 89, 108: 102 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #66596C?

The complementary color is #5F6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #66596C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#66596C color

#66596C rgb(102, 89, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #66596C is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40% red, 34.9% green and 42.4% blue (102, 89, 108).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#66596C color codes

HEX	`#66596C`
RGB	`rgb(102, 89, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40%, 34.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.67, 9.19, -8.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.67, 12.79, 315.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.758, 11.052, 15.698)`
Decimal	`6707564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #66596C, 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 #66596C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#66596C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #66596C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #66596c; }
.text { color: #66596c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #66596c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(102 89 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #66596c, #6c5968); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #66596C?: #66596C is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #66596C?: The RGB value is 102, 89, 108: 102 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #66596C?: The complementary color is #5F6C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #66596C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.