What color is #615B46?

#615B46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615B46?

The RGB value is 97, 91, 70: 97 red, 91 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615B46?

The complementary color is #464C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615B46 color

#615B46 rgb(97, 91, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #615B46 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.7% green and 27.5% blue (97, 91, 70).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#615B46 color codes

HEX	`#615B46`
RGB	`rgb(97, 91, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.7%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.67, -1.36, 13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.67, 13.08, 95.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.776, 10.466, 7.298)`
Decimal	`6380358`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615B46, 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 #615B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #615B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615b46; }
.text { color: #615b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 91 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615b46, #596146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #615B46?: #615B46 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615B46?: The RGB value is 97, 91, 70: 97 red, 91 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615B46?: The complementary color is #464C61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.