What color is #615D7A?

#615D7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615D7A?

The RGB value is 97, 93, 122: 97 red, 93 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615D7A?

The complementary color is #767A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615D7A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615D7A color

#615D7A rgb(97, 93, 122)

Shades of blue

The hex color #615D7A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.5% green and 47.8% blue (97, 93, 122).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#615D7A color codes

HEX	`#615D7A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 93, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.86, 8.22, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.86, 17.74, 297.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.356, 11.775, 20.03)`
Decimal	`6380922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615D7A, 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 #615D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #615D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615d7a; }
.text { color: #615d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 93 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615d7a, #705d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #615D7A?: #615D7A is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615D7A?: The RGB value is 97, 93, 122: 97 red, 93 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615D7A?: The complementary color is #767A5D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615D7A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.