What color is #673C57?

#673C57 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 #673C57?

The RGB value is 103, 60, 87: 103 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673C57?

The complementary color is #3C674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673C57 color

#673C57 rgb(103, 60, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673C57 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 23.5% green and 34.1% blue (103, 60, 87).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 26% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 16% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#673C57 color codes

HEX	`#673C57`
RGB	`rgb(103, 60, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 23.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 26%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 42%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 16%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.36, 23.18, -8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.36, 24.57, 340.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.93, 6.804, 9.858)`
Decimal	`6765655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673C57, 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 #673C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #673C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673c57; }
.text { color: #673c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 60 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673c57, #673c42); }

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Questions

What color is #673C57?: #673C57 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 #673C57?: The RGB value is 103, 60, 87: 103 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673C57?: The complementary color is #3C674C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.