What color is #615663?

#615663 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615663?

The RGB value is 97, 86, 99: 97 red, 86 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615663?

The complementary color is #586356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615663?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615663 color

#615663 rgb(97, 86, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615663 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 33.7% green and 38.8% blue (97, 86, 99).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#615663 color codes

HEX	`#615663`
RGB	`rgb(97, 86, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 33.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 13%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 13%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.02, 7.15, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.02, 9.23, 320.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.509, 10.098, 13.197)`
Decimal	`6379107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615663, 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 #615663	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615663 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #615663 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615663; }
.text { color: #615663; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615663; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 86 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615663, #63565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615663?: #615663 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615663?: The RGB value is 97, 86, 99: 97 red, 86 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615663?: The complementary color is #586356, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615663?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.