What color is #615A2E?

#615A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A2E?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 46: 97 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A2E?

The complementary color is #2E3561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A2E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A2E color

#615A2E rgb(97, 90, 46)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #615A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 18% blue (97, 90, 46).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 36% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 53% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#615A2E color codes

HEX	`#615A2E`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 36%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 53%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 53%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, -3.91, 26.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 26.54, 98.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.079, 10.051, 4.046)`
Decimal	`6380078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A2E, 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 #615A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A2E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #615A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a2e; }
.text { color: #615a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a2e, #4f612e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #615A2E?: #615A2E is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A2E?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 46: 97 red, 90 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A2E?: The complementary color is #2E3561, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A2E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.