What color is #613B53?

#613B53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #613B53?

The RGB value is 97, 59, 83: 97 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #613B53?

The complementary color is #3B6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #613B53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#613B53 color

#613B53 rgb(97, 59, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #613B53 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 23.1% green and 32.5% blue (97, 59, 83).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#613B53 color codes

HEX	`#613B53`
RGB	`rgb(97, 59, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 23.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.14, 20.73, -7.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.14, 22.04, 340.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.055, 6.294, 8.973)`
Decimal	`6372179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #613B53, 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 #613B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#613B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #613B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #613b53; }
.text { color: #613b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #613b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 59 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #613b53, #613b40); }

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Questions

What color is #613B53?: #613B53 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #613B53?: The RGB value is 97, 59, 83: 97 red, 59 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #613B53?: The complementary color is #3B6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #613B53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.