What color is #615768?

#615768 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 #615768?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 104: 97 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615768?

The complementary color is #5E6857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615768?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615768 color

#615768 rgb(97, 87, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615768 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 40.8% blue (97, 87, 104).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#615768 color codes

HEX	`#615768`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.48, 7.64, -8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.48, 11.25, 312.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.836, 10.357, 14.522)`
Decimal	`6379368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615768, 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 #615768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #615768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615768; }
.text { color: #615768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615768, #685767); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615768?: #615768 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 #615768?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 104: 97 red, 87 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615768?: The complementary color is #5E6857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615768?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.