What color is #614B5F?

#614B5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614B5F?

The RGB value is 97, 75, 95: 97 red, 75 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614B5F?

The complementary color is #4B614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614B5F color

#614B5F rgb(97, 75, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614B5F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.4% green and 37.3% blue (97, 75, 95).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 13% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#614B5F color codes

HEX	`#614B5F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 75, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 13%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 23%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.8, 13.16, -8.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.8, 15.48, 328.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.511, 8.4, 11.945)`
Decimal	`6376287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614B5F, 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 #614B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #614B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614b5f; }
.text { color: #614b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 75 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614b5f, #614b54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #614B5F?: #614B5F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614B5F?: The RGB value is 97, 75, 95: 97 red, 75 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614B5F?: The complementary color is #4B614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.