Close to Merlot
#660239
#660239 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 0.8% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 96% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #660239.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.86:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.63:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.86:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.63:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #660239 as they’d see it.
#660239 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #660239
What color is #660239?
#660239 is a very dark, vivid pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 0.8% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 327°, with 96% saturation and 20% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #660239 in RGB?
#660239 is rgb(102, 2, 57): 102 red, 2 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #660239 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 98, 44, 60). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #660239?
PANTONE 222 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #660239?
Its complement #003B16 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.