What color is #615141?

#615141 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615141?

The RGB value is 97, 81, 65: 97 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615141?

The complementary color is #415161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615141?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615141 color

#615141 rgb(97, 81, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615141 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.8% green and 25.5% blue (97, 81, 65).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 20% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 33% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#615141 color codes

HEX	`#615141`
RGB	`rgb(97, 81, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.8%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 20%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 33%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 33%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.61, 3.96, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.61, 12.54, 71.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.826, 8.808, 6.235)`
Decimal	`6377793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615141, 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 #615141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #615141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615141; }
.text { color: #615141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 81 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615141, #616141); }

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Questions

What color is #615141?: #615141 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615141?: The RGB value is 97, 81, 65: 97 red, 81 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615141?: The complementary color is #415161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615141?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.