What color is #614F58?

#614F58 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 #614F58?

The RGB value is 97, 79, 88: 97 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614F58?

The complementary color is #4F6158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614F58 color

#614F58 rgb(97, 79, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614F58 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31% green and 34.5% blue (97, 79, 88).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#614F58 color codes

HEX	`#614F58`
RGB	`rgb(97, 79, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.67, 9.22, -2.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.67, 9.53, 345.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.487, 8.838, 10.437)`
Decimal	`6377304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614F58, 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 #614F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #614F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614f58; }
.text { color: #614f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 79 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614f58, #614f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614F58?: #614F58 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 #614F58?: The RGB value is 97, 79, 88: 97 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614F58?: The complementary color is #4F6158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.