What color is #674843?

#674843 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674843?

The RGB value is 103, 72, 67: 103 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674843?

The complementary color is #436267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674843?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674843 color

#674843 rgb(103, 72, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674843 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 28.2% green and 26.3% blue (103, 72, 67).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 35% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#674843 color codes

HEX	`#674843`
RGB	`rgb(103, 72, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 28.2%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 35%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 12.5, 8.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 14.98, 33.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.924, 7.924, 6.369)`
Decimal	`6768707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674843, 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 #674843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #674843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674843; }
.text { color: #674843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 72 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674843, #675a43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #674843?: #674843 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674843?: The RGB value is 103, 72, 67: 103 red, 72 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674843?: The complementary color is #436267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674843?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.