#672B40
Closest named color: Purple Brown (#673A3F). oklch(38% 0.089 0.3), rgb(103, 43, 64).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (10.51:1).
About this color
#672B40 is a dark, moderately saturated red. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 0°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Purple Brown (#673A3F), ΔE 0.040 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.51:1.
| Hue family | Reds |
| Lightness | dark (38%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.089) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Purple Brown (#673A3F) |
| Black text | 1.99:1 |
| White text | 10.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #672B40 |
| RGB | rgb(103, 43, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(339, 41%, 29%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38% 0.089 0.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #672B40 | 10.51:1 | AAA | Lc -98.0 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #672B40 | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc 10.0 | Not readable |
| #672B40 text on white | 10.51:1 | AAA | Lc 94.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #672B40 text on black | 1.99:1 | Fails | Lc -8.6 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#FBF3F5
oklch(97.1% 0.009 0.1)
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Step 100
100
#F6E5E9
oklch(93.7% 0.019 1.4)
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Step 200
200
#EFCFD8
oklch(88.4% 0.038 359)
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Step 300
300
#E6AFBE
oklch(80.9% 0.067 0.7)
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Step 400
400
#D7839D
oklch(70.6% 0.108 0.3)
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Step 500
500
#CA6286
oklch(63.1% 0.137 359.9)
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Step 600
600
#B5466F
oklch(55.5% 0.149 0.2)
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Step 700
700
#9C375D
oklch(49.1% 0.139 0.3)
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Step 800
800
#7F2F4C
oklch(42.8% 0.114 0.6)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#672B40
oklch(38% 0.089 0.3)
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Step 950
950
#3C1925
oklch(26.9% 0.057 359.9)
#672B40 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #353841 | 0.098 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #45433F | 0.089 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #6F2633 | 0.025 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #3F3F3F | 0.090 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #672B40
#672B40
oklch(38% 0.089 0.3)
- #004E44
#004E44
oklch(38% 0.069 180.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #672B40, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.040
- Merlot #730039 ΔE 0.060
- Bordeaux #7B002C ΔE 0.064
- Wine Red #7B0323 ΔE 0.066
- Wine #80013F ΔE 0.067
- Brownish Purple #76424E ΔE 0.068
- Velvet #750851 ΔE 0.069
- Red Purple #820747 ΔE 0.070
Use #672B40 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.