Purple Brown is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #98c5c0 |
| Complementary Color | #3a6661 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Brown Color. The Silk Satin color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wine Not (#864c58) for more calm effect. Try Barn Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a6661 is the best complementary color to Purple Brown. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #673a3f complementary color is William, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Congo Brown are #663a55 and #664b3a. Thus found on the left and right of #673a3f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Millbrook colors as they work well with Purple Brown.
The split-complementary Purple Brown palette consists of #3a5566 and #3a664b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a6661). Try Fiord and Killarney colors in combination with #673a3f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #673a3f offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Brown. Thus Fiord and Killarney giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Brown contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary William, Chalet Green, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #673a3f square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Brown tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#3a6661) and two others. The Killarney is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary William. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3e663a and #613a66.
In a RGB color space, hex #673a3f is made of 46% red, 26% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Brown has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 27.95% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #673a3f is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 15.68% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #673a3f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(103,58,63) |
| RGB Percentage | 46%, 26%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.64, 15.68, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(353.33,27.95%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.33,43.69%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0801,20.5358,5.5583) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.0038,6.2686,5.4907) |