What color is #67436F?

#67436F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67436F?

The RGB value is 103, 67, 111: 103 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67436F?

The complementary color is #4B6F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67436F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67436F color

#67436F rgb(103, 67, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #67436F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 26.3% green and 43.5% blue (103, 67, 111).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#67436F color codes

HEX	`#67436F`
RGB	`rgb(103, 67, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 26.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 40%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, 23.83, -19.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 30.65, 321.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.47, 8.046, 16.037)`
Decimal	`6767471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67436F, 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 #67436F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#67436F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #67436F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67436f; }
.text { color: #67436f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67436f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 67 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67436f, #6f4361); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #67436F?: #67436F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67436F?: The RGB value is 103, 67, 111: 103 red, 67 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67436F?: The complementary color is #4B6F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67436F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.