What color is #673F43?

#673F43 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 #673F43?

The RGB value is 103, 63, 67: 103 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #673F43?

The complementary color is #3F6763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #673F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#673F43 color

#673F43 rgb(103, 63, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #673F43 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 24.7% green and 26.3% blue (103, 63, 67).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 24% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#673F43 color codes

HEX	`#673F43`
RGB	`rgb(103, 63, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 24.7%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 24%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 39%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.45, 18.05, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.45, 18.71, 15.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.384, 6.844, 6.189)`
Decimal	`6766403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #673F43, 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 #673F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#673F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #673F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #673f43; }
.text { color: #673f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 63 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #673f43, #674f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #673F43?: #673F43 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 #673F43?: The RGB value is 103, 63, 67: 103 red, 63 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #673F43?: The complementary color is #3F6763, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #673F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.