What color is #615A3C?

#615A3C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A3C?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 60: 97 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A3C?

The complementary color is #3C4361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A3C color

#615A3C rgb(97, 90, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #615A3C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 23.5% blue (97, 90, 60).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#615A3C color codes

HEX	`#615A3C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.16, -2.23, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.16, 18.51, 96.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.402, 10.18, 5.744)`
Decimal	`6380092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A3C, 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 #615A3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #615A3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a3c; }
.text { color: #615a3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a3c, #56613c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #615A3C?: #615A3C is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A3C?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 60: 97 red, 90 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A3C?: The complementary color is #3C4361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.