What color is #61475E?

#61475E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #61475E?

The RGB value is 97, 71, 94: 97 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61475E?

The complementary color is #47614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61475E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61475E color

#61475E rgb(97, 71, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61475E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 27.8% green and 36.9% blue (97, 71, 94).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#61475E color codes

HEX	`#61475E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 71, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 27.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 27%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.68, 15.45, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.68, 17.99, 329.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.203, 7.856, 11.619)`
Decimal	`6375262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61475E, 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 #61475E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61475E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	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 #61475E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61475e; }
.text { color: #61475e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61475e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 71 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61475e, #614751); }

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Questions

What color is #61475E?: #61475E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #61475E?: The RGB value is 97, 71, 94: 97 red, 71 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61475E?: The complementary color is #47614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61475E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.