What color is #673E29?

#673E29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673E29?

The RGB value is 103, 62, 41: 103 red, 62 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673E29?

The complementary color is #295267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673E29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673E29 color

#673E29 rgb(103, 62, 41)

Shades of brown

The hex color #673E29 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.3% green and 16.1% blue (103, 62, 41).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 43% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 60% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Grilled (#633F2E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#673E29 color codes

HEX	`#673E29`
RGB	`rgb(103, 62, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.3%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 43%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 60%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 60%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.62, 15.58, 20.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.62, 25.62, 52.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.717, 6.49, 2.944)`
Decimal	`6766121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673E29, 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 #673E29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673E29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #673E29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673e29; }
.text { color: #673e29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673e29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 62 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673e29, #675d29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #673E29?: #673E29 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Grilled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673E29?: The RGB value is 103, 62, 41: 103 red, 62 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673E29?: The complementary color is #295267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673E29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and white text 9.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.