What color is #615032?

#615032 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615032?

The RGB value is 97, 80, 50: 97 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615032?

The complementary color is #324361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615032?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615032 color

#615032 rgb(97, 80, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #615032 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.4% green and 19.6% blue (97, 80, 50).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 32% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 48% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wild Chocolate (#665134), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#615032 color codes

HEX	`#615032`
RGB	`rgb(97, 80, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 32%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 48%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 48%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.02, 2.57, 20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.02, 20.46, 82.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.374, 8.509, 4.218)`
Decimal	`6377522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615032, 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 #615032	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615032 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #615032 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615032; }
.text { color: #615032; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615032; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 80 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615032, #5a6132); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #615032?: #615032 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Chocolate. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615032?: The RGB value is 97, 80, 50: 97 red, 80 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615032?: The complementary color is #324361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615032?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.