What color is #674E45?

#674E45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674E45?

The RGB value is 103, 78, 69: 103 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674E45?

The complementary color is #455E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674E45 color

#674E45 rgb(103, 78, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674E45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 30.6% green and 27.1% blue (103, 78, 69).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#674E45 color codes

HEX	`#674E45`
RGB	`rgb(103, 78, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 30.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 33%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, 9.08, 9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 13.06, 45.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.392, 8.762, 6.826)`
Decimal	`6770245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674E45, 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 #674E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #674E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674e45; }
.text { color: #674e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 78 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674e45, #675f45); }

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Questions

What color is #674E45?: #674E45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674E45?: The RGB value is 103, 78, 69: 103 red, 78 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674E45?: The complementary color is #455E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.