What color is #674C51?

#674C51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674C51?

The RGB value is 103, 76, 81: 103 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674C51?

The complementary color is #4C6762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674C51 color

#674C51 rgb(103, 76, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #674C51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (103, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#674C51 color codes

HEX	`#674C51`
RGB	`rgb(103, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, 12.26, 1.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 12.35, 6.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.663, 8.647, 8.943)`
Decimal	`6769745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674C51, 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 #674C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #674C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674c51; }
.text { color: #674c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674c51, #67554c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #674C51?: #674C51 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674C51?: The RGB value is 103, 76, 81: 103 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674C51?: The complementary color is #4C6762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.