What color is #670728?

#670728 is a dark, vivid rose known as Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Plum Cheese?

The RGB value is 103, 7, 40: 103 red, 7 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Plum Cheese?

The complementary color is #076746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #670728?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Plum Cheese color: hex code #670728

#670728 rgb(103, 7, 40)

Shades of red

Plum Cheese has the hex code #670728. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 2.7% green and 15.7% blue (103, 7, 40).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 87% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 61% yellow and 60% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.82:1).

Plum Cheese (#670728) color codes

HEX	`#670728`
RGB	`rgb(103, 7, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 2.7%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 87%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 93%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 61%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.79, 41.1, 8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.79, 41.9, 11.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.053, 3.19, 2.304)`
Decimal	`6752040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Plum Cheese, 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 #670728	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#670728 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #670728 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #670728; }
.text { color: #670728; }
.border { border: 2px solid #670728; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 7 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #670728, #671607); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #670728 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #670728?: #670728 is a dark, vivid rose known as Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Plum Cheese?: The RGB value is 103, 7, 40: 103 red, 7 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Plum Cheese?: The complementary color is #076746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #670728?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.