What color is #674F17?

#674F17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674F17?

The RGB value is 103, 79, 23: 103 red, 79 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674F17?

The complementary color is #172F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674F17 color

#674F17 rgb(103, 79, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674F17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 31% green and 9% blue (103, 79, 23).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 63% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 78% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.76:1).

#674F17 color codes

HEX	`#674F17`
RGB	`rgb(103, 79, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 31%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 63%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 78%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 78%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.08, 3.82, 35.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.08, 35.43, 83.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.545, 8.538, 2.008)`
Decimal	`6770455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674F17, 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 #674F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #674F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674f17; }
.text { color: #674f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 79 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674f17, #576717); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #674F17?: #674F17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674F17?: The RGB value is 103, 79, 23: 103 red, 79 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674F17?: The complementary color is #172F67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.