What color is #673247?

#673247 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673247?

The RGB value is 103, 50, 71: 103 red, 50 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673247?

The complementary color is #326752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673247?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673247 color

#673247 rgb(103, 50, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #673247 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 19.6% green and 27.8% blue (103, 50, 71).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 35% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 31% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.89:1).

#673247 color codes

HEX	`#673247`
RGB	`rgb(103, 50, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 19.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 35%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 51%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 31%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.43, 26.42, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.43, 26.5, 355.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.872, 5.62, 6.63)`
Decimal	`6763079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673247, 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 #673247	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673247 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #673247 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673247; }
.text { color: #673247; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673247; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 50 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673247, #673832); }

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Questions

What color is #673247?: #673247 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673247?: The RGB value is 103, 50, 71: 103 red, 50 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673247?: The complementary color is #326752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673247?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.