What color is #673853?

#673853 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 #673853?

The RGB value is 103, 56, 83: 103 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673853?

The complementary color is #38674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673853?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673853 color

#673853 rgb(103, 56, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673853 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 22% green and 32.5% blue (103, 56, 83).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 19% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#673853 color codes

HEX	`#673853`
RGB	`rgb(103, 56, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 22%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 19%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.25, 24.86, -7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.25, 25.89, 343.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.569, 6.337, 8.954)`
Decimal	`6764627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673853, 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 #673853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #673853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673853; }
.text { color: #673853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 56 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673853, #67383c); }

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Questions

What color is #673853?: #673853 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 #673853?: The RGB value is 103, 56, 83: 103 red, 56 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673853?: The complementary color is #38674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673853?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.