What color is #673B23?

#673B23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673B23?

The RGB value is 103, 59, 35: 103 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673B23?

The complementary color is #234F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673B23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673B23 color

#673B23 rgb(103, 59, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #673B23 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.1% green and 13.7% blue (103, 59, 35).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 49% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 66% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#673B23 color codes

HEX	`#673B23`
RGB	`rgb(103, 59, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.1%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 49%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 66%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 66%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.75, 16.91, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.75, 28.5, 53.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.461, 6.134, 2.381)`
Decimal	`6765347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673B23, 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 #673B23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673B23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #673B23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673b23; }
.text { color: #673b23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673b23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 59 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673b23, #675d23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #673B23?: #673B23 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673B23?: The RGB value is 103, 59, 35: 103 red, 59 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673B23?: The complementary color is #234F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673B23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.