What color is #615D42?

#615D42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D42?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 66: 97 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D42?

The complementary color is #424661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D42 color

#615D42 rgb(97, 93, 66)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #615D42 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 25.9% blue (97, 93, 66).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#615D42 color codes

HEX	`#615D42`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 32%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 32%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, -3.16, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 16.43, 101.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.828, 10.764, 6.713)`
Decimal	`6380866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D42, 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 #615D42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #615D42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d42; }
.text { color: #615d42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d42, #566142); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #615D42?: #615D42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D42?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 66: 97 red, 93 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D42?: The complementary color is #424661, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.