What color is #674F40?

#674F40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #674F40?

The RGB value is 103, 79, 64: 103 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #674F40?

The complementary color is #405867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #674F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#674F40 color

#674F40 rgb(103, 79, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #674F40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 31% green and 25.1% blue (103, 79, 64).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 23% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 38% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco (#684F3C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#674F40 color codes

HEX	`#674F40`
RGB	`rgb(103, 79, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 31%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 23%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 38%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.69, 7.74, 12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.69, 14.9, 58.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.315, 8.846, 6.066)`
Decimal	`6770496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #674F40, 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 #674F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#674F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #674F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #674f40; }
.text { color: #674f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #674f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 79 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #674f40, #676240); }

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Questions

What color is #674F40?: #674F40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #674F40?: The RGB value is 103, 79, 64: 103 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #674F40?: The complementary color is #405867, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #674F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.