What color is #674E42?

#674E42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674E42?

The RGB value is 103, 78, 66: 103 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674E42?

The complementary color is #425B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674E42 color

#674E42 rgb(103, 78, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674E42 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (103, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 36% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#674E42 color codes

HEX	`#674E42`
RGB	`rgb(103, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 36%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.45, 8.64, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.45, 14.11, 52.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.302, 8.726, 6.348)`
Decimal	`6770242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674E42, 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 #674E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #674E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674e42; }
.text { color: #674e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674e42, #676142); }

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Questions

What color is #674E42?: #674E42 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674E42?: The RGB value is 103, 78, 66: 103 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674E42?: The complementary color is #425B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.