What color is #615D4F?

#615D4F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D4F?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 79: 97 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D4F?

The complementary color is #4F5361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D4F color

#615D4F rgb(97, 93, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615D4F is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 31% blue (97, 93, 79).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 10% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#615D4F color codes

HEX	`#615D4F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 10%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.47, -1.06, 8.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.47, 8.69, 97.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.255, 10.935, 8.966)`
Decimal	`6380879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D4F, 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 #615D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #615D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d4f; }
.text { color: #615d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d4f, #5c614f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #615D4F?: #615D4F is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D4F?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 79: 97 red, 93 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D4F?: The complementary color is #4F5361, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.