What color is #615351?

#615351 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615351?

The RGB value is 97, 83, 81: 97 red, 83 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615351?

The complementary color is #515F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615351 color

#615351 rgb(97, 83, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615351 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.5% green and 31.8% blue (97, 83, 81).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 16% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Pretzel (#60504B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#615351 color codes

HEX	`#615351`
RGB	`rgb(97, 83, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 16%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 16%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.6, 5.39, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.6, 6.32, 31.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.508, 9.322, 9.081)`
Decimal	`6378321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615351, 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 #615351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #615351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615351; }
.text { color: #615351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 83 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615351, #615b51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615351?: #615351 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Pretzel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615351?: The RGB value is 97, 83, 81: 97 red, 83 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615351?: The complementary color is #515F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.