What color is #61324B?

#61324B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61324B?

The RGB value is 97, 50, 75: 97 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61324B?

The complementary color is #326148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61324B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61324B color

#61324B rgb(97, 50, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61324B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 19.6% green and 29.4% blue (97, 50, 75).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 23% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#61324B color codes

HEX	`#61324B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 50, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 19.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 23%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.66, 24.75, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.66, 25.46, 346.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.341, 5.331, 7.298)`
Decimal	`6369867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61324B, 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 #61324B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61324B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #61324B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61324b; }
.text { color: #61324b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61324b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 50 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61324b, #613234); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #61324B?: #61324B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61324B?: The RGB value is 97, 50, 75: 97 red, 50 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61324B?: The complementary color is #326148, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61324B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.