What color is #674834?

#674834 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Buckeye?

The RGB value is 103, 72, 52: 103 red, 72 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Buckeye?

The complementary color is #345367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674834?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Buckeye color: hex code #674834

#674834 rgb(103, 72, 52)

Shades of brown

Buckeye has the hex code #674834. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 28.2% green and 20.4% blue (103, 72, 52).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

Buckeye (#674834) color codes

HEX	`#674834`
RGB	`rgb(103, 72, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 28.2%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 10.54, 17.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 20.2, 58.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.531, 7.767, 4.298)`
Decimal	`6768692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Buckeye, 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 #674834	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674834 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #674834 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674834; }
.text { color: #674834; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674834; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 72 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674834, #676234); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #674834 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #674834?: #674834 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Buckeye. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Buckeye?: The RGB value is 103, 72, 52: 103 red, 72 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Buckeye?: The complementary color is #345367, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674834?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.