What color is #615A37?

#615A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A37?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 55: 97 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A37?

The complementary color is #373E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A37 color

#615A37 rgb(97, 90, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #615A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 21.6% blue (97, 90, 55).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 28% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#615A37 color codes

HEX	`#615A37`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 28%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 43%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, -2.88, 21.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 21.42, 97.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.276, 10.13, 5.08)`
Decimal	`6380087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A37, 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 #615A37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #615A37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a37; }
.text { color: #615a37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a37, #536137); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #615A37?: #615A37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A37?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 55: 97 red, 90 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A37?: The complementary color is #373E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.