What color is #61485F?

#61485F 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 #61485F?

The RGB value is 97, 72, 95: 97 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #61485F?

The complementary color is #48614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #61485F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#61485F color

#61485F rgb(97, 72, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #61485F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 28.2% green and 37.3% blue (97, 72, 95).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 15% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#61485F color codes

HEX	`#61485F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 72, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 28.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 15%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 26%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, 15.04, -9.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 17.72, 328.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.312, 8.003, 11.878)`
Decimal	`6375519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #61485F, 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 #61485F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#61485F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #61485F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #61485f; }
.text { color: #61485f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #61485f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 72 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #61485f, #614853); }

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Questions

What color is #61485F?: #61485F 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 #61485F?: The RGB value is 97, 72, 95: 97 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #61485F?: The complementary color is #48614A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #61485F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.