What color is #615755?

#615755 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615755?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 85: 97 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615755?

The complementary color is #555F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615755 color

#615755 rgb(97, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615755 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (97, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#615755 color codes

HEX	`#615755`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, 3.68, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 4.53, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.978, 10.014, 10)`
Decimal	`6379349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615755, 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 #615755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #615755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615755; }
.text { color: #615755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615755, #615d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615755?: #615755 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615755?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 85: 97 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615755?: The complementary color is #555F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.