What color is #674B36?

#674B36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674B36?

The RGB value is 103, 75, 54: 103 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674B36?

The complementary color is #365267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674B36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674B36 color

#674B36 rgb(103, 75, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674B36 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 29.4% green and 21.2% blue (103, 75, 54).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 48% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Black Power (#654B37), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#674B36 color codes

HEX	`#674B36`
RGB	`rgb(103, 75, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 29.4%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 48%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 48%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.36, 8.92, 17.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.36, 19.32, 62.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.776, 8.183, 4.606)`
Decimal	`6769462`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674B36, 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 #674B36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674B36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #674B36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674b36; }
.text { color: #674b36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674b36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 75 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674b36, #676436); }

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Questions

What color is #674B36?: #674B36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Black Power. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674B36?: The RGB value is 103, 75, 54: 103 red, 75 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674B36?: The complementary color is #365267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674B36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.