What color is #615769?

#615769 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 #615769?

The RGB value is 97, 87, 105: 97 red, 87 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615769?

The complementary color is #5F6957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615769?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615769 color

#615769 rgb(97, 87, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615769 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.1% green and 41.2% blue (97, 87, 105).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#615769 color codes

HEX	`#615769`
RGB	`rgb(97, 87, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 17%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 17%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.51, 7.86, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.51, 11.82, 311.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.887, 10.378, 14.791)`
Decimal	`6379369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615769, 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 #615769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #615769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615769; }
.text { color: #615769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 87 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615769, #695768); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #615769?: #615769 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 #615769?: The RGB value is 97, 87, 105: 97 red, 87 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615769?: The complementary color is #5F6957, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615769?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.