#66112E is a deep, warm red. On the Color Lab it reads quietly premium. It reproduces cleanly in print.
Not just a swatch — here's how #66112E works with other colors. Named schemes with #66112E in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Tyrian Purple carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.
Tyrian Purple plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.
Tyrian Purple adds the colour to this moody editorial scheme — charcoal and a mid-grey around it, a bone highlight, and a muted jewel accent drawn from Tyrian Purple.
Tyrian Purple sits between cream and a deep berry here, softened by a blush accent and grounded by charcoal.
Tyrian Purple is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Tyrian Purple carrying the quiet middle.
How #66112E actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #66112E at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #66112E;
--color-base-rgb: 102 17 46;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(34.0% 0.119 6.4);
--color-50: #FDF1F5;
--color-100: #FADBE5;
--color-200: #F3B9CD;
--color-300: #E58AA8;
--color-400: #D45E85;
--color-500: #B93C66;
--color-600: #8D3552;
--color-700: #642B3E;
--color-800: #421F2B;
--color-900: #28151B;
--color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
tyrian-purple: {
50: '#FDF1F5',
100: '#FADBE5',
200: '#F3B9CD',
300: '#E58AA8',
400: '#D45E85',
500: '#B93C66',
600: '#8D3552',
700: '#642B3E',
800: '#421F2B',
900: '#28151B',
},
}
$base: #66112E; $base-ink: #FFFFFF; $base-50: #FDF1F5; $base-100: #FADBE5; $base-200: #F3B9CD; $base-300: #E58AA8; $base-400: #D45E85; $base-500: #B93C66; $base-600: #8D3552; $base-700: #642B3E; $base-800: #421F2B; $base-900: #28151B; $base-hover: #500E24; $base-subtle: #E4A4B9;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#66112E",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#FFFFFF",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#FDF1F5",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#FADBE5",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#F3B9CD",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#E58AA8",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#D45E85",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#B93C66",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#8D3552",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#642B3E",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#421F2B",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#28151B",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}