What color is #615767?

#615767 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615767?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 103: 97 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615767?

The complementary color is #5D6757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615767 color

#615767 rgb(97, 87, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615767 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 40.4% blue (97, 87, 103).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 8% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 6.85:1).

#615767 color codes

HEX	`#615767`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 8%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 16%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 16%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.44, 7.41, -7.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.44, 10.68, 313.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.786, 10.337, 14.256)`
Decimal	`6379367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615767, 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 #615767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #615767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615767; }
.text { color: #615767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615767, #675765); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615767?: #615767 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615767?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 103: 97 red, 87 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615767?: The complementary color is #5D6757, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.