What color is #614F6F?

#614F6F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #614F6F?

The RGB value is 97, 79, 111: 97 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #614F6F?

The complementary color is #5D6F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #614F6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#614F6F color

#614F6F rgb(97, 79, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #614F6F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31% green and 43.5% blue (97, 79, 111).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#614F6F color codes

HEX	`#614F6F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 79, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, 14.25, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 21.11, 312.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.594, 9.281, 16.269)`
Decimal	`6377327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #614F6F, 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 #614F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#614F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #614F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #614f6f; }
.text { color: #614f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #614f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 79 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #614f6f, #6f4f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #614F6F?: #614F6F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #614F6F?: The RGB value is 97, 79, 111: 97 red, 79 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #614F6F?: The complementary color is #5D6F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #614F6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.