What color is #671F28?

#671F28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #671F28?

The RGB value is 103, 31, 40: 103 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #671F28?

The complementary color is #1F675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #671F28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#671F28 color

#671F28 rgb(103, 31, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #671F28 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 12.2% green and 15.7% blue (103, 31, 40).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 54% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 61% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Forbidden Passion (#661020), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.65:1).

#671F28 color codes

HEX	`#671F28`
RGB	`rgb(103, 31, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 12.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 54%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 70%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 61%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.73, 32.88, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.73, 35.03, 20.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.467, 4.018, 2.442)`
Decimal	`6758184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #671F28, 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 #671F28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#671F28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	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 #671F28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #671f28; }
.text { color: #671f28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #671f28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 31 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #671f28, #673a1f); }

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Questions

What color is #671F28?: #671F28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Forbidden Passion. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #671F28?: The RGB value is 103, 31, 40: 103 red, 31 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #671F28?: The complementary color is #1F675E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #671F28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.8:1 and white text 11.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.