What color is #614C5E?

#614C5E 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 #614C5E?

The RGB value is 97, 76, 94: 97 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614C5E?

The complementary color is #4C614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614C5E?

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.

#614C5E color

#614C5E rgb(97, 76, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614C5E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.8% green and 36.9% blue (97, 76, 94).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#614C5E color codes

HEX	`#614C5E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 76, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.04, 12.32, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.04, 14.25, 329.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.534, 8.519, 11.73)`
Decimal	`6376542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614C5E, 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 #614C5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614C5E 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 #614C5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614c5e; }
.text { color: #614c5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614c5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 76 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614c5e, #614c54); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #614C5E?: #614C5E 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 #614C5E?: The RGB value is 97, 76, 94: 97 red, 76 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614C5E?: The complementary color is #4C614F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614C5E?: 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.