What color is #672418?

#672418 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #672418?

The RGB value is 103, 36, 24: 103 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #672418?

The complementary color is #185B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #672418?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#672418 color

#672418 rgb(103, 36, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #672418 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 14.1% green and 9.4% blue (103, 36, 24).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 62% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 77% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Prune (#701C11), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#672418 color codes

HEX	`#672418`
RGB	`rgb(103, 36, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 14.1%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 62%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 77%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 77%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.36, 29.34, 23.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.36, 37.53, 38.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.39, 4.212, 1.341)`
Decimal	`6759448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #672418, 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 #672418	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#672418 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #672418 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #672418; }
.text { color: #672418; }
.border { border: 2px solid #672418; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 36 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #672418, #674c18); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

Questions

What color is #672418?: #672418 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #672418?: The RGB value is 103, 36, 24: 103 red, 36 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #672418?: The complementary color is #185B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #672418?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.