What color is #615B69?

#615B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615B69?

The RGB value is 97, 91, 105: 97 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615B69?

The complementary color is #63695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615B69 color

#615B69 rgb(97, 91, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615B69 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 35.7% green and 41.2% blue (97, 91, 105).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 7% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#615B69 color codes

HEX	`#615B69`
RGB	`rgb(97, 91, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 35.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 7%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 13%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 13%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.65, 5.39, -7.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.65, 8.93, 307.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.22, 11.043, 14.902)`
Decimal	`6380393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615B69, 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 #615B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #615B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615b69; }
.text { color: #615b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 91 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615b69, #685b69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615B69?: #615B69 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615B69?: The RGB value is 97, 91, 105: 97 red, 91 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615B69?: The complementary color is #63695B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.