What color is #674E21?

#674E21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674E21?

The RGB value is 103, 78, 33: 103 red, 78 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674E21?

The complementary color is #213A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674E21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674E21 color

#674E21 rgb(103, 78, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674E21 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 30.6% green and 12.9% blue (103, 78, 33).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 51% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 68% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Jungle Beat (#654F2D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#674E21 color codes

HEX	`#674E21`
RGB	`rgb(103, 78, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 30.6%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 51%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 68%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 68%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 5.06, 30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 30.45, 80.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.593, 8.443, 2.616)`
Decimal	`6770209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674E21, 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 #674E21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674E21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #674E21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674e21; }
.text { color: #674e21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674e21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 78 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674e21, #5d6721); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #674E21?: #674E21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Jungle Beat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674E21?: The RGB value is 103, 78, 33: 103 red, 78 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674E21?: The complementary color is #213A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674E21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.