What color is #615D66?

#615D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D66?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 102: 97 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D66?

The complementary color is #62665D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D66 color

#615D66 rgb(97, 93, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615D66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 40% blue (97, 93, 102).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 5% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Wonder Wine (#635D63), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#615D66 color codes

HEX	`#615D66`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 5%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 9%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.13, 3.5, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.13, 5.75, 307.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.242, 11.329, 14.162)`
Decimal	`6380902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D66, 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 #615D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #615D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d66; }
.text { color: #615d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d66, #655d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615D66?: #615D66 is a gray, closest to the named color Wonder Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D66?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 102: 97 red, 93 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D66?: The complementary color is #62665D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.