What color is #615159?

#615159 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615159?

The RGB value is 97, 81, 89: 97 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615159?

The complementary color is #516159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615159 color

#615159 rgb(97, 81, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615159 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 31.8% green and 34.9% blue (97, 81, 89).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#615159 color codes

HEX	`#615159`
RGB	`rgb(97, 81, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 31.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.27, 8.17, -2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.27, 8.46, 344.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.675, 9.148, 10.705)`
Decimal	`6377817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615159, 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 #615159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #615159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615159; }
.text { color: #615159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 81 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615159, #615151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615159?: #615159 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615159?: The RGB value is 97, 81, 89: 97 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615159?: The complementary color is #516159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.