What color is #614951?

#614951 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614951?

The RGB value is 97, 73, 81: 97 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614951?

The complementary color is #496159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614951 color

#614951 rgb(97, 73, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614951 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 28.6% green and 31.8% blue (97, 73, 81).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#614951 color codes

HEX	`#614951`
RGB	`rgb(97, 73, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 28.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.78, 11.62, -0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.78, 11.65, 356.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.798, 7.901, 8.845)`
Decimal	`6375761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614951, 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 #614951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #614951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614951; }
.text { color: #614951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 73 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614951, #614d49); }

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Questions

What color is #614951?: #614951 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614951?: The RGB value is 97, 73, 81: 97 red, 73 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614951?: The complementary color is #496159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.