What color is #615D5F?

#615D5F is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D5F?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 95: 97 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D5F?

The complementary color is #5D615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D5F color

#615D5F rgb(97, 93, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615D5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (97, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#615D5F color codes

HEX	`#615D5F`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 4%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.91, 2, -0.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.91, 2.08, 343.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.909, 11.196, 12.411)`
Decimal	`6380895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D5F, 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 #615D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #615D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d5f; }
.text { color: #615d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d5f, #615d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615D5F?: #615D5F is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D5F?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 95: 97 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D5F?: The complementary color is #5D615F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.