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#662919 Color

#662919 is rgb(102, 41, 25) in RGB, hsl(12, 61%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 75%, 60%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.38. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#662919
HEX#662919
RGBrgb(102, 41, 25)
HSLhsl(12, 61%, 25%)
HSVhsv(12, 75%, 40%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 75%, 60%)
OKLCHoklch(36.5% 0.092 35.7)
LABlab(25.58% 27.23 24.34)
LCHlch(25.58% 36.52 41.80)

What #662919 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #662919, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#662919 Channel Values

How #662919 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 102 · G 41 · B 258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 12° · S 61% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 12° · S 75% · V 40%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 75% · K 60%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.07:1 vs white · 1.9:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #662919 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #662919

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #662919; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #662919

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #662919 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#662919
Protanopia#393918
Protanomaly#4F3318
Deuteranopia#454513
Deuteranomaly#543B16
Tritanopia#672727
Tritanomaly#662822
Achromatopsia#3C3C3C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #662919 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-662919: #662919;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #662919;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-662919': '#662919' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.400, green: 0.161, blue: 0.098)
Android XML<color name="color_662919">#662919</color>
SVG fillfill="#662919"

More Red Colors

#662919 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#662919 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #662919?

#662919 is a dark red — rgb(102, 41, 25) in RGB and hsl(12, 61%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Organ) (#6C2E1F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.38.

What is the RGB value of #662919?

#662919 is rgb(102, 41, 25) — red 102, green 41, and blue 25 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #662919?

#662919 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 75%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #662919 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #662919 scores 11.07:1 against white and 1.9:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #662919 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #662919 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 21.21, which is visibly different.

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