What color is #673E41?

#673E41 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673E41?

The RGB value is 103, 62, 65: 103 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673E41?

The complementary color is #3E6764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673E41 color

#673E41 rgb(103, 62, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #673E41 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.3% green and 25.5% blue (103, 62, 65).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 37% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#673E41 color codes

HEX	`#673E41`
RGB	`rgb(103, 62, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.3%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 37%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.14, 18.38, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.14, 19.26, 17.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.271, 6.711, 5.86)`
Decimal	`6766145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673E41, 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 #673E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #673E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673e41; }
.text { color: #673e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 62 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673e41, #67503e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #673E41?: #673E41 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673E41?: The RGB value is 103, 62, 65: 103 red, 62 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673E41?: The complementary color is #3E6764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.