What color is #615A6A?

#615A6A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615A6A?

The RGB value is 97, 90, 106: 97 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615A6A?

The complementary color is #636A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615A6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615A6A color

#615A6A rgb(97, 90, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615A6A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.3% green and 41.6% blue (97, 90, 106).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#615A6A color codes

HEX	`#615A6A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 90, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 15%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, 6.23, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 10.23, 307.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.187, 10.894, 15.146)`
Decimal	`6380138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615A6A, 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 #615A6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615A6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #615A6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615a6a; }
.text { color: #615a6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615a6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 90 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615a6a, #695a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615A6A?: #615A6A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615A6A?: The RGB value is 97, 90, 106: 97 red, 90 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615A6A?: The complementary color is #636A5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615A6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.