Old Mauve (#673147)

The hex code for Old Mauve is #673147. It is rgb(103, 49, 71) in RGB, hsl(336, 36%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 60%) in CMYK — a dark pink. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#673147

HEX#673147

RGBrgb(103, 49, 71)

HSLhsl(336, 36%, 30%)

HSVhsv(336, 52%, 40%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(39.2% 0.082 355.8)

LABlab(28.38% 26.75 -1.96)

LCHlch(28.38% 26.82 355.80)

Colors Closest to Old Mauve

Old Mauve is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Catawba#703642ΔE 7.43 Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 9 Zinfandel Red#5A3844ΔE 9.85 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 10.26 Eggplant#614051ΔE 10.53 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 12.31

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#673147 Channel Values

How Old Mauve breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 103 · G 49 · B 71	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 336° · S 36% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 336° · S 52% · V 40%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 52% · Y 31% · K 60%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.97:1 vs white · 2.11:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Old Mauve background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.97:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Old Mauve

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Old Mauve; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Old Mauve

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Old Mauve Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#673147

Protanopia#3E3E47

Protanomaly#523947

Deuteranopia#484845

Deuteranomaly#564046

Tritanopia#663434

Tritanomaly#66333D

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #673147 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--old-mauve: #673147;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #673147;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'old-mauve': '#673147' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.192, blue: 0.278)

Android XML<color name="old_mauve">#673147</color>

SVG fillfill="#673147"

More Pink Colors

Old Mauve sits in the pinkfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

682860 670e67 6c0277 663366 700070 66033c 702670 66023c 702963 660066 721378 660033 8a0194 9f2b68 bb3385 cc33cc db00db e68fac f00080 f7c5f7 fe4eda ff5cff ffccff 470024

#673147 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Old Mauve?

The hex code for Old Mauve is #673147. That is rgb(103, 49, 71) in RGB, hsl(336, 36%, 30%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 60%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #673147?

#673147 is rgb(103, 49, 71) — red 103, green 49, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #673147?

#673147 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 31%, 60%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #673147 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #673147 scores 9.97:1 against white and 2.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #673147 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #673147 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 31.25, which is a different colour altogether.

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