What color is #614C60?

#614C60 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 #614C60?

The RGB value is 97, 76, 96: 97 red, 76 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614C60?

The complementary color is #4C614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614C60 color

#614C60 rgb(97, 76, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614C60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 29.8% green and 37.6% blue (97, 76, 96).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 1% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#614C60 color codes

HEX	`#614C60`
RGB	`rgb(97, 76, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 29.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 1%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 12.74, -8.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 15.22, 326.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.625, 8.555, 12.208)`
Decimal	`6376544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614C60, 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 #614C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #614C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614c60; }
.text { color: #614c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 76 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614c60, #614c56); }

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Questions

What color is #614C60?: #614C60 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 #614C60?: The RGB value is 97, 76, 96: 97 red, 76 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614C60?: The complementary color is #4C614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.