What color is #67172F?

#67172F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67172F?

The RGB value is 103, 23, 47: 103 red, 23 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67172F?

The complementary color is #17674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67172F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67172F color

#67172F rgb(103, 23, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #67172F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 9% green and 18.4% blue (103, 23, 47).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 54% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Cheese (#670728), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#67172F color codes

HEX	`#67172F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 23, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 78%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 54%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.66, 36.91, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.66, 37.37, 8.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.414, 3.702, 3.066)`
Decimal	`6756143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67172F, 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 #67172F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#67172F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #67172F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67172f; }
.text { color: #67172f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67172f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 23 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67172f, #672717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #67172F?: #67172F is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Plum Cheese. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67172F?: The RGB value is 103, 23, 47: 103 red, 23 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67172F?: The complementary color is #17674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67172F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.