What color is #615855?

#615855 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615855?

The RGB value is 97, 88, 85: 97 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615855?

The complementary color is #555E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615855?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615855 color

#615855 rgb(97, 88, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615855 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.5% green and 33.3% blue (97, 88, 85).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 7% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#615855 color codes

HEX	`#615855`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 7%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 12%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, 3.07, 3.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 4.33, 44.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.059, 10.177, 10.027)`
Decimal	`6379605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615855, 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 #615855	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615855 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #615855 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615855; }
.text { color: #615855; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615855; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615855, #615e55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615855?: #615855 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615855?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 85: 97 red, 88 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615855?: The complementary color is #555E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615855?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.