What color is #614F5E?

#614F5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614F5E?

The RGB value is 97, 79, 94: 97 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614F5E?

The complementary color is #4F6152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614F5E color

#614F5E rgb(97, 79, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #614F5E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (97, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 3% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#614F5E color codes

HEX	`#614F5E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 3%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.87, 10.44, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.87, 12, 330.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.746, 8.942, 11.8)`
Decimal	`6377310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614F5E, 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 #614F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #614F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614f5e; }
.text { color: #614f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614f5e, #614f55); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #614F5E?: #614F5E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614F5E?: The RGB value is 97, 79, 94: 97 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614F5E?: The complementary color is #4F6152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.