What color is #673751?

#673751 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 #673751?

The RGB value is 103, 55, 81: 103 red, 55 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673751?

The complementary color is #37674D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673751 color

#673751 rgb(103, 55, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673751 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 21.6% green and 31.8% blue (103, 55, 81).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#673751 color codes

HEX	`#673751`
RGB	`rgb(103, 55, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 21.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 47%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.94, 25.11, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.94, 25.91, 345.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.445, 6.211, 8.537)`
Decimal	`6764369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673751, 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 #673751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #673751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673751; }
.text { color: #673751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 55 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673751, #673739); }

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Questions

What color is #673751?: #673751 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 #673751?: The RGB value is 103, 55, 81: 103 red, 55 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673751?: The complementary color is #37674D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.