What color is #615258?

#615258 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 #615258?

The RGB value is 97, 82, 88: 97 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615258?

The complementary color is #52615B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615258?

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.

#615258 color

#615258 rgb(97, 82, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615258 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.2% green and 34.5% blue (97, 82, 88).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#615258 color codes

HEX	`#615258`
RGB	`rgb(97, 82, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, 7.35, -1.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 7.45, 350.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.708, 9.281, 10.511)`
Decimal	`6378072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615258, 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 #615258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615258 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 #615258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615258; }
.text { color: #615258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 82 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615258, #615452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615258?: #615258 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 #615258?: The RGB value is 97, 82, 88: 97 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615258?: The complementary color is #52615B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615258?: 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.