What color is #673968?

#673968 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673968?

The RGB value is 103, 57, 104: 103 red, 57 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673968?

The complementary color is #3A6839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673968 color

#673968 rgb(103, 57, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673968 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 22.4% green and 40.8% blue (103, 57, 104).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 29% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tour (#653B66), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#673968 color codes

HEX	`#673968`
RGB	`rgb(103, 57, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 22.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 29%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 45%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 45%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.37, 28.31, -19.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.37, 34.12, 326.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.555, 6.81, 13.905)`
Decimal	`6764904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673968, 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 #673968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #673968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673968; }
.text { color: #673968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 57 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673968, #683952); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #673968?: #673968 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wine Tour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673968?: The RGB value is 103, 57, 104: 103 red, 57 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673968?: The complementary color is #3A6839, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.