What color is #615762?

#615762 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615762?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 98: 97 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615762?

The complementary color is #586257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615762?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615762 color

#615762 rgb(97, 87, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615762 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 38.4% blue (97, 87, 98).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 6% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#615762 color codes

HEX	`#615762`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 6%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 11%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 11%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 6.31, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 7.96, 322.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.542, 10.24, 12.974)`
Decimal	`6379362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615762, 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 #615762	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615762 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #615762 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615762; }
.text { color: #615762; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615762; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615762, #62575e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615762?: #615762 is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615762?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 98: 97 red, 87 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615762?: The complementary color is #586257, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615762?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.