What color is #673F38?

#673F38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #673F38?

The RGB value is 103, 63, 56: 103 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673F38?

The complementary color is #386067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673F38 color

#673F38 rgb(103, 63, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #673F38 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.7% green and 22% blue (103, 63, 56).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 30% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 46% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Brunette (#664238), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#673F38 color codes

HEX	`#673F38`
RGB	`rgb(103, 63, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 30%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 46%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 46%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.17, 16.57, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.17, 20.23, 35.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.085, 6.725, 4.613)`
Decimal	`6766392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673F38, 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 #673F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #673F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673f38; }
.text { color: #673f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 63 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673f38, #675638); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #673F38?: #673F38 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Brunette. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #673F38?: The RGB value is 103, 63, 56: 103 red, 63 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673F38?: The complementary color is #386067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.