What color is #615650?

#615650 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615650?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 80: 97 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615650?

The complementary color is #505B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615650 color

#615650 rgb(97, 86, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615650 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (97, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#615650 color codes

HEX	`#615650`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 18%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.44, 3.37, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.44, 6.14, 56.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.705, 9.776, 8.964)`
Decimal	`6379088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615650, 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 #615650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #615650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615650; }
.text { color: #615650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615650, #615f50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615650?: #615650 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615650?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 80: 97 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615650?: The complementary color is #505B61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.