What color is #615553?

#615553 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615553?

The RGB value is 97, 85, 83: 97 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615553?

The complementary color is #535F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615553 color

#615553 rgb(97, 85, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615553 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.3% green and 32.5% blue (97, 85, 83).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#615553 color codes

HEX	`#615553`
RGB	`rgb(97, 85, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.23, 4.53, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.23, 5.42, 33.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.74, 9.663, 9.534)`
Decimal	`6378835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615553, 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 #615553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #615553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615553; }
.text { color: #615553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 85 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615553, #615c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615553?: #615553 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615553?: The RGB value is 97, 85, 83: 97 red, 85 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615553?: The complementary color is #535F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.