What color is #673F26?

#673F26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673F26?

The RGB value is 103, 63, 38: 103 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673F26?

The complementary color is #264E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673F26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673F26 color

#673F26 rgb(103, 63, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #673F26 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.7% green and 14.9% blue (103, 63, 38).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 46% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 63% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Van Dyke Brown (#664228), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#673F26 color codes

HEX	`#673F26`
RGB	`rgb(103, 63, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.7%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 46%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 63%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 63%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.83, 14.7, 22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.83, 26.83, 56.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.721, 6.579, 2.697)`
Decimal	`6766374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673F26, 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 #673F26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673F26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #673F26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673f26; }
.text { color: #673f26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673f26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 63 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673f26, #676026); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Walnut.

Questions

What color is #673F26?: #673F26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Van Dyke Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673F26?: The RGB value is 103, 63, 38: 103 red, 63 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673F26?: The complementary color is #264E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673F26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.