What color is #614D58?

#614D58 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614D58?

The RGB value is 97, 77, 88: 97 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614D58?

The complementary color is #4D6156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614D58?

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.

#614D58 color

#614D58 rgb(97, 77, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614D58 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.2% green and 34.5% blue (97, 77, 88).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#614D58 color codes

HEX	`#614D58`
RGB	`rgb(97, 77, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 10.47, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 10.96, 342.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.345, 8.554, 10.389)`
Decimal	`6376792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614D58, 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 #614D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614D58 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 #614D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614d58; }
.text { color: #614d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 77 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614d58, #614d4e); }

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Questions

What color is #614D58?: #614D58 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614D58?: The RGB value is 97, 77, 88: 97 red, 77 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614D58?: The complementary color is #4D6156, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614D58?: 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.