What color is #673C4E?

#673C4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673C4E?

The RGB value is 103, 60, 78: 103 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673C4E?

The complementary color is #3C6755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673C4E color

#673C4E rgb(103, 60, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #673C4E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.5% green and 30.6% blue (103, 60, 78).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 24% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#673C4E color codes

HEX	`#673C4E`
RGB	`rgb(103, 60, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 24%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.03, 21.6, -2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.03, 21.79, 352.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.585, 6.666, 8.041)`
Decimal	`6765646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673C4E, 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 #673C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #673C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673c4e; }
.text { color: #673c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 60 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673c4e, #673f3c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #673C4E?: #673C4E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673C4E?: The RGB value is 103, 60, 78: 103 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673C4E?: The complementary color is #3C6755, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.