What color is #674D6C?

#674D6C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674D6C?

The RGB value is 103, 77, 108: 103 red, 77 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674D6C?

The complementary color is #526C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674D6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674D6C color

#674D6C rgb(103, 77, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #674D6C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 30.2% green and 42.4% blue (103, 77, 108).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 17% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#674D6C color codes

HEX	`#674D6C`
RGB	`rgb(103, 77, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 30.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 17%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 29%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 29%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 17, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 21.81, 321.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.954, 9.274, 15.398)`
Decimal	`6770028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674D6C, 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 #674D6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674D6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #674D6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674d6c; }
.text { color: #674d6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674d6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 77 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674d6c, #6c4d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #674D6C?: #674D6C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674D6C?: The RGB value is 103, 77, 108: 103 red, 77 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674D6C?: The complementary color is #526C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674D6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.