What color is #614F5B?

#614F5B 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 #614F5B?

The RGB value is 97, 79, 91: 97 red, 79 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614F5B?

The complementary color is #4F6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614F5B?

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.

#614F5B color

#614F5B rgb(97, 79, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614F5B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31% green and 35.7% blue (97, 79, 91).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#614F5B color codes

HEX	`#614F5B`
RGB	`rgb(97, 79, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.77, 9.82, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.77, 10.67, 336.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.614, 8.889, 11.105)`
Decimal	`6377307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614F5B, 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 #614F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614F5B 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 #614F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614f5b; }
.text { color: #614f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 79 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614f5b, #614f52); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #614F5B?: #614F5B 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 #614F5B?: The RGB value is 97, 79, 91: 97 red, 79 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614F5B?: The complementary color is #4F6155, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614F5B?: 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.