What color is #614A51?

#614A51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614A51?

The RGB value is 97, 74, 81: 97 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614A51?

The complementary color is #4A615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614A51 color

#614A51 rgb(97, 74, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614A51 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29% green and 31.8% blue (97, 74, 81).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Chocolate (#624A49), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#614A51 color codes

HEX	`#614A51`
RGB	`rgb(97, 74, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 24%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.05, 11, -0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.05, 11.01, 357.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.864, 8.033, 8.867)`
Decimal	`6376017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614A51, 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 #614A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #614A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614a51; }
.text { color: #614a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 74 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614a51, #614f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614A51?: #614A51 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Dark Chocolate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614A51?: The RGB value is 97, 74, 81: 97 red, 74 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614A51?: The complementary color is #4A615A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.