What color is #673C43?

#673C43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673C43?

The RGB value is 103, 60, 67: 103 red, 60 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673C43?

The complementary color is #3C6760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673C43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673C43 color

#673C43 rgb(103, 60, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #673C43 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.5% green and 26.3% blue (103, 60, 67).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.11:1).

#673C43 color codes

HEX	`#673C43`
RGB	`rgb(103, 60, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.5%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.69, 19.88, 3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.69, 20.25, 10.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.223, 6.521, 6.135)`
Decimal	`6765635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673C43, 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 #673C43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673C43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	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 #673C43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673c43; }
.text { color: #673c43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673c43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 60 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673c43, #674a3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #673C43?: #673C43 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673C43?: The RGB value is 103, 60, 67: 103 red, 60 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673C43?: The complementary color is #3C6760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673C43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.