What color is #612E4C?

#612E4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #612E4C?

The RGB value is 97, 46, 76: 97 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612E4C?

The complementary color is #2E6143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612E4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612E4C color

#612E4C rgb(97, 46, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612E4C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18% green and 29.8% blue (97, 46, 76).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 22% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#612E4C color codes

HEX	`#612E4C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 46, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 22%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.79, 27.25, -7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.79, 28.39, 343.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.211, 5.018, 7.425)`
Decimal	`6368844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612E4C, 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 #612E4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612E4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #612E4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612e4c; }
.text { color: #612e4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612e4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 46 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612e4c, #612e32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #612E4C?: #612E4C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #612E4C?: The RGB value is 97, 46, 76: 97 red, 46 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612E4C?: The complementary color is #2E6143, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612E4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.