What color is #614E63?

#614E63 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 #614E63?

The RGB value is 97, 78, 99: 97 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614E63?

The complementary color is #50634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614E63 color

#614E63 rgb(97, 78, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614E63 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 30.6% green and 38.8% blue (97, 78, 99).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#614E63 color codes

HEX	`#614E63`
RGB	`rgb(97, 78, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 30.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, 12.14, -9.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 15.23, 322.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.906, 8.891, 12.996)`
Decimal	`6377059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614E63, 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 #614E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #614E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614e63; }
.text { color: #614e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 78 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614e63, #634e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614E63?: #614E63 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 #614E63?: The RGB value is 97, 78, 99: 97 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614E63?: The complementary color is #50634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.