What color is #615E45?

#615E45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615E45?

The RGB value is 97, 94, 69: 97 red, 94 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615E45?

The complementary color is #454861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615E45 color

#615E45 rgb(97, 94, 69)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #615E45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.9% green and 27.1% blue (97, 94, 69).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 17% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#615E45 color codes

HEX	`#615E45`
RGB	`rgb(97, 94, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 17%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 29%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 29%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, -3.31, 14.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 15.17, 102.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.007, 10.977, 7.221)`
Decimal	`6381125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615E45, 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 #615E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #615E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615e45; }
.text { color: #615e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 94 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615e45, #566145); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #615E45?: #615E45 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615E45?: The RGB value is 97, 94, 69: 97 red, 94 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615E45?: The complementary color is #454861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.