What color is #614F67?

#614F67 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614F67?

The RGB value is 97, 79, 103: 97 red, 79 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614F67?

The complementary color is #55674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614F67 color

#614F67 rgb(97, 79, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614F67 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31% green and 40.4% blue (97, 79, 103).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#614F67 color codes

HEX	`#614F67`
RGB	`rgb(97, 79, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 23%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.2, 12.4, -11.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.2, 16.62, 318.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.174, 9.113, 14.052)`
Decimal	`6377319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614F67, 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 #614F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #614F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614f67; }
.text { color: #614f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 79 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614f67, #674f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614F67?: #614F67 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614F67?: The RGB value is 97, 79, 103: 97 red, 79 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614F67?: The complementary color is #55674F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.