What color is #615C65?

#615C65 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615C65?

The RGB value is 97, 92, 101: 97 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615C65?

The complementary color is #60655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615C65 color

#615C65 rgb(97, 92, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615C65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.1% green and 39.6% blue (97, 92, 101).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#615C65 color codes

HEX	`#615C65`
RGB	`rgb(97, 92, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.81, 3.89, -4.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.81, 5.89, 311.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.105, 11.135, 13.874)`
Decimal	`6380645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615C65, 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 #615C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #615C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615c65; }
.text { color: #615c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 92 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615c65, #655c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615C65?: #615C65 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615C65?: The RGB value is 97, 92, 101: 97 red, 92 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615C65?: The complementary color is #60655C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.