What color is #614C5A?

#614C5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614C5A?

The RGB value is 97, 76, 90: 97 red, 76 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614C5A?

The complementary color is #4C6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614C5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614C5A color

#614C5A rgb(97, 76, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614C5A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.8% green and 35.3% blue (97, 76, 90).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#614C5A color codes

HEX	`#614C5A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 76, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.9, 11.49, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.9, 12.47, 337.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.36, 8.449, 10.809)`
Decimal	`6376538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614C5A, 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 #614C5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614C5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #614C5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614c5a; }
.text { color: #614c5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614c5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 76 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614c5a, #614c50); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #614C5A?: #614C5A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614C5A?: The RGB value is 97, 76, 90: 97 red, 76 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614C5A?: The complementary color is #4C6153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614C5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.