What color is #673453?

#673453 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673453?

The RGB value is 103, 52, 83: 103 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673453?

The complementary color is #346748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673453 color

#673453 rgb(103, 52, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673453 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 20.4% green and 32.5% blue (103, 52, 83).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 19% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#673453 color codes

HEX	`#673453`
RGB	`rgb(103, 52, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 20.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 19%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.32, 27.21, -8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.32, 28.54, 342.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.383, 5.965, 8.892)`
Decimal	`6763603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673453, 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 #673453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #673453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673453; }
.text { color: #673453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 52 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673453, #67343a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #673453?: #673453 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673453?: The RGB value is 103, 52, 83: 103 red, 52 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673453?: The complementary color is #346748, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.