What color is #615C53?

#615C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615C53?

The RGB value is 97, 92, 83: 97 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615C53?

The complementary color is #535861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615C53 color

#615C53 rgb(97, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615C53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (97, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Metropolis (#61584F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#615C53 color codes

HEX	`#615C53`
RGB	`rgb(97, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 14%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.28, 0.26, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.28, 5.9, 87.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.318, 10.82, 9.727)`
Decimal	`6380627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615C53, 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 #615C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #615C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615c53; }
.text { color: #615c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615c53, #5f6153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615C53?: #615C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Metropolis. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615C53?: The RGB value is 97, 92, 83: 97 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615C53?: The complementary color is #535861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.