What color is #614D5D?

#614D5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614D5D?

The RGB value is 97, 77, 93: 97 red, 77 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614D5D?

The complementary color is #4D6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614D5D color

#614D5D rgb(97, 77, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614D5D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.2% green and 36.5% blue (97, 77, 93).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#614D5D color codes

HEX	`#614D5D`
RGB	`rgb(97, 77, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.28, 11.48, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.28, 13.04, 331.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.559, 8.64, 11.518)`
Decimal	`6376797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614D5D, 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 #614D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #614D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614d5d; }
.text { color: #614d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 77 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614d5d, #614d53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #614D5D?: #614D5D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614D5D?: The RGB value is 97, 77, 93: 97 red, 77 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614D5D?: The complementary color is #4D6151, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.