What color is #615931?

#615931 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615931?

The RGB value is 97, 89, 49: 97 red, 89 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615931?

The complementary color is #313961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615931?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615931 color

#615931 rgb(97, 89, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #615931 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 34.9% green and 19.2% blue (97, 89, 49).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#615931 color codes

HEX	`#615931`
RGB	`rgb(97, 89, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 34.9%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.68, -2.99, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.68, 24.41, 97.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.057, 9.908, 4.341)`
Decimal	`6379825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615931, 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 #615931	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#615931 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #615931 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615931; }
.text { color: #615931; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615931; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 89 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615931, #516131); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #615931?: #615931 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615931?: The RGB value is 97, 89, 49: 97 red, 89 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615931?: The complementary color is #313961, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615931?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.