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#661020 Forbidden Passion

#661020 is a dark, moderately saturated brown named Forbidden Passion. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.0% red, 6.3% green and 12.5% blue (rgb(102, 16, 32)). Its HSL value is 349° hue, 73% saturation and 23% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 69% yellow and 60% black. #661020 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.65:1.

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Variations of #661020

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#661020 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#661020 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #661020 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3F391E
  • Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2A2720
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #41251F
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3F391E
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #4D2F1E
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #710017
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6B051C
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #333333
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #442D2F

#661020 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.65:1 Super#661020 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#661020 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#661020 in CSS

/* Forbidden Passion */
.color { color: #661020; }
.background { background-color: #661020; }
.border { border: 1px solid #661020; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(102 16 32);
color: hsl(349 73% 23%);
color: oklch(0.336 0.118 16.8);

#661020 FAQ

What color is #661020?

#661020 is a dark, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #661020?

#661020 is rgb(102, 16, 32) in RGB, hsl(349, 73%, 23%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 84%, 69%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #661020?

The complementary color of #661020 is #106656, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #661020?

White text has the best contrast on #661020: 12.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #661020 a warm or cool color?

#661020 is a warm color.