Purple Brown Color
Purple Brown is a red color with hex code #673A3F. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with purple brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Purple Brown Color Values
What Does Purple Brown Mean?
Purple Brown belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Purple Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Purple Brown is classified as a red (nearest centroid: dark purplish red, #673147).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Purple Brown
Purple Brown and #3B6863 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #683B57 and #684C3B, which sit beside purple brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair purple brown with triadic partners #40683B and #3B4068. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Purplish Brown —
#6B4247(Delta E 4) - Congo Brown —
#593737(Delta E 6) - Buccaneer —
#622F30(Delta E 6) - Brownish Purple —
#76424E(Delta E 6) - Cowboy —
#4D282D(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #673A3F; }
.background { background-color: #673A3F; }
.border { border: 2px solid #673A3F; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #673A3F40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for purple brown?
Purple Brown has the hex code #673A3F. In RGB notation it is rgb(103, 58, 63), in HSL it is hsl(353, 28%, 32%), and its OKLCH value is 0.405, 0.064, 13.2.
What does the color purple brown mean?
Red-family colors like purple brown carry distinct psychological associations. Purple Brown belongs to the red family of colors. Reds grab attention faster than anything else on the spectrum. It's why clearance tags, warning signs, and buy buttons lean on red tones, and why painters reach for red when a focal point has to carry a composition. Reds also advance visually, stepping forward while cooler hues recede into the background. Being on the dark side, Purple Brown adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with purple brown?
Purple Brown has three easy routes: its complement #3B6863 for punch, its neighbors #683B57 and #684C3B for something calmer, or triadic partners #40683B and #3B4068 when you want energy.
Is purple brown a standard web color?
No — Purple Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #673A3F or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make purple brown lighter or darker?
To lighten purple brown, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EBDBDD (lightest tint) to #10090A (darkest shade).
About Purple Brown
Purple Brown is classified as a Red in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Red hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #673A3F to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.