What color is #673B33?

#673B33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673B33?

The RGB value is 103, 59, 51: 103 red, 59 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673B33?

The complementary color is #335F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673B33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673B33 color

#673B33 rgb(103, 59, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #673B33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.1% green and 20% blue (103, 59, 51).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 34% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 50% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#673B33 color codes

HEX	`#673B33`
RGB	`rgb(103, 59, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.1%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 34%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 50%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.04, 18.43, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.04, 22.72, 35.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.755, 6.251, 3.929)`
Decimal	`6765363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673B33, 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 #673B33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673B33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #673B33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673b33; }
.text { color: #673b33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673b33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 59 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673b33, #675533); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #673B33?: #673B33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673B33?: The RGB value is 103, 59, 51: 103 red, 59 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673B33?: The complementary color is #335F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673B33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.