What color is #614B65?

#614B65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614B65?

The RGB value is 97, 75, 101: 97 red, 75 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614B65?

The complementary color is #4F654B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614B65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614B65 color

#614B65 rgb(97, 75, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614B65 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.4% green and 39.6% blue (97, 75, 101).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 15% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#614B65 color codes

HEX	`#614B65`
RGB	`rgb(97, 75, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 15%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 26%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 26%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 14.46, -11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 18.53, 321.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.794, 8.513, 13.437)`
Decimal	`6376293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614B65, 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 #614B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #614B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614b65; }
.text { color: #614b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 75 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614b65, #654b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614B65?: #614B65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614B65?: The RGB value is 97, 75, 101: 97 red, 75 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614B65?: The complementary color is #4F654B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614B65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.