What color is #673B56?

#673B56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673B56?

The RGB value is 103, 59, 86: 103 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673B56?

The complementary color is #3B674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673B56 color

#673B56 rgb(103, 59, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673B56 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.1% green and 33.7% blue (103, 59, 86).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#673B56 color codes

HEX	`#673B56`
RGB	`rgb(103, 59, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 27%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 43%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.08, 23.6, -7.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.08, 24.9, 341.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.837, 6.684, 9.627)`
Decimal	`6765398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673B56, 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 #673B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #673B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673b56; }
.text { color: #673b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 59 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673b56, #673b40); }

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Questions

What color is #673B56?: #673B56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673B56?: The RGB value is 103, 59, 86: 103 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673B56?: The complementary color is #3B674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.