What color is #615859?

#615859 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615859?

The RGB value is 97, 88, 89: 97 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615859?

The complementary color is #586160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615859 color

#615859 rgb(97, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615859 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (97, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 8% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Smokescreen (#5E5755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#615859 color codes

HEX	`#615859`
RGB	`rgb(97, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 8%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.27, 3.84, 0.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.27, 3.91, 10.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.222, 10.242, 10.888)`
Decimal	`6379609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615859, 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 #615859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #615859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615859; }
.text { color: #615859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615859, #615c58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #615859?: #615859 is a gray, closest to the named color Smokescreen. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615859?: The RGB value is 97, 88, 89: 97 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615859?: The complementary color is #586160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.