What color is #673E56?

#673E56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673E56?

The RGB value is 103, 62, 86: 103 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673E56?

The complementary color is #3E674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673E56 color

#673E56 rgb(103, 62, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #673E56 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.3% green and 33.7% blue (103, 62, 86).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 17% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#673E56 color codes

HEX	`#673E56`
RGB	`rgb(103, 62, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.3%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 40%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.81, 21.79, -6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.81, 22.83, 342.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.996, 7.001, 9.68)`
Decimal	`6766166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673E56, 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 #673E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #673E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673e56; }
.text { color: #673e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 62 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673e56, #673e41); }

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Questions

What color is #673E56?: #673E56 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673E56?: The RGB value is 103, 62, 86: 103 red, 62 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673E56?: The complementary color is #3E674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.