What color is #672A49?

#672A49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #672A49?

The RGB value is 103, 42, 73: 103 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #672A49?

The complementary color is #2A6748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #672A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#672A49 color

#672A49 rgb(103, 42, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #672A49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 16.5% green and 28.6% blue (103, 42, 73).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 42% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 29% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#672A49 color codes

HEX	`#672A49`
RGB	`rgb(103, 42, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 16.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 42%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 59%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 29%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.8, 31.18, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.8, 31.72, 349.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.624, 5.021, 6.87)`
Decimal	`6761033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #672A49, 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 #672A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#672A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #672A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #672a49; }
.text { color: #672a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #672a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 42 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #672a49, #672a2a); }

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Questions

What color is #672A49?: #672A49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #672A49?: The RGB value is 103, 42, 73: 103 red, 42 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #672A49?: The complementary color is #2A6748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #672A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.