What color is #615A5C?

#615A5C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A5C?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 92: 97 red, 90 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A5C?

The complementary color is #5A615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A5C color

#615A5C rgb(97, 90, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615A5C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 36.1% blue (97, 90, 92).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 5% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#615A5C color codes

HEX	`#615A5C`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 5%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 3.22, -0.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 3.22, 357.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.517, 10.627, 11.62)`
Decimal	`6380124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A5C, 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 #615A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #615A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a5c; }
.text { color: #615a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a5c, #615c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615A5C?: #615A5C is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A5C?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 92: 97 red, 90 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A5C?: The complementary color is #5A615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.