What color is #615D5A?

#615D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D5A?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 90: 97 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D5A?

The complementary color is #5A5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D5A color

#615D5A rgb(97, 93, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615D5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (97, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 4% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 7% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Caveman (#625C58), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#615D5A color codes

HEX	`#615D5A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 4%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 7%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 7%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 0.99, 2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 2.49, 66.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.689, 11.108, 11.252)`
Decimal	`6380890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D5A, 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 #615D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #615D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d5a; }
.text { color: #615d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d5a, #61615a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615D5A?: #615D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Caveman. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D5A?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 90: 97 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D5A?: The complementary color is #5A5E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.