What color is #615B5F?

#615B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615B5F?

The RGB value is 97, 91, 95: 97 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615B5F?

The complementary color is #5B615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615B5F color

#615B5F rgb(97, 91, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615B5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (97, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 3% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#615B5F color codes

HEX	`#615B5F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 3%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 6%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.33, 3.22, -1.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.33, 3.52, 336.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.736, 10.85, 12.353)`
Decimal	`6380383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615B5F, 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 #615B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #615B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615b5f; }
.text { color: #615b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615b5f, #615b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615B5F?: #615B5F is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615B5F?: The RGB value is 97, 91, 95: 97 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615B5F?: The complementary color is #5B615D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.