What color is #615358?

#615358 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615358?

The RGB value is 97, 83, 88: 97 red, 83 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615358?

The complementary color is #53615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615358?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615358 color

#615358 rgb(97, 83, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615358 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 32.5% green and 34.5% blue (97, 83, 88).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#615358 color codes

HEX	`#615358`
RGB	`rgb(97, 83, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 32.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.8, 6.73, -0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.8, 6.77, 353.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.784, 9.433, 10.536)`
Decimal	`6378328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615358, 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 #615358	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615358 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #615358 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615358; }
.text { color: #615358; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615358; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 83 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615358, #615553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615358?: #615358 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615358?: The RGB value is 97, 83, 88: 97 red, 83 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615358?: The complementary color is #53615C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615358?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.