What color is #614051?

#614051 is a dark, grayish rose known as Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Eggplant?

The RGB value is 97, 64, 81: 97 red, 64 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Eggplant?

The complementary color is #406150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Eggplant color: hex code #614051

#614051 rgb(97, 64, 81)

Shades of purple

Eggplant has the hex code #614051. It is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 25.1% green and 31.8% blue (97, 64, 81).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

Eggplant (#614051) color codes

HEX	`#614051`
RGB	`rgb(97, 64, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 25.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 34%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.35, 17.26, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.35, 17.8, 345.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.248, 6.803, 8.662)`
Decimal	`6373457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Eggplant, 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 #614051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #614051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614051; }
.text { color: #614051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 64 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614051, #614040); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #614051 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #614051?: #614051 is a dark, grayish rose known as Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Eggplant?: The RGB value is 97, 64, 81: 97 red, 64 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Eggplant?: The complementary color is #406150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.