What color is #612F4F?

#612F4F 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 #612F4F?

The RGB value is 97, 47, 79: 97 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #612F4F?

The complementary color is #2F6141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #612F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#612F4F color

#612F4F rgb(97, 47, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #612F4F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 18.4% green and 31% blue (97, 47, 79).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 35% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#612F4F color codes

HEX	`#612F4F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 47, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 18.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 35%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 52%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.13, 27.2, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.13, 28.78, 340.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.358, 5.139, 8)`
Decimal	`6369103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #612F4F, 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 #612F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#612F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #612F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #612f4f; }
.text { color: #612f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #612f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 47 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #612f4f, #612f36); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #612F4F?: #612F4F 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 #612F4F?: The RGB value is 97, 47, 79: 97 red, 47 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #612F4F?: The complementary color is #2F6141, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #612F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.