What color is #615858?

#615858 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615858?

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

What is the complementary color of #615858?

The complementary color is #586161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615858 color

#615858 rgb(97, 88, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615858 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#615858 color codes

HEX	`#615858`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.24, 3.64, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.24, 3.88, 19.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.181, 10.226, 10.668)`
Decimal	`6379608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615858, 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 #615858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #615858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615858; }
.text { color: #615858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615858, #615d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615858?: #615858 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615858?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 88: 97 red, 88 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615858?: The complementary color is #586161, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.