What color is #614557?

#614557 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 #614557?

The RGB value is 97, 69, 87: 97 red, 69 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614557?

The complementary color is #45614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614557 color

#614557 rgb(97, 69, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614557 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.1% green and 34.1% blue (97, 69, 87).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#614557 color codes

HEX	`#614557`
RGB	`rgb(97, 69, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.89, 15.28, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.89, 16.39, 338.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.778, 7.486, 9.998)`
Decimal	`6374743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614557, 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 #614557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #614557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614557; }
.text { color: #614557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 69 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614557, #614549); }

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Questions

What color is #614557?: #614557 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 #614557?: The RGB value is 97, 69, 87: 97 red, 69 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614557?: The complementary color is #45614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.