What color is #615E54?

#615E54 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615E54?

The RGB value is 97, 94, 84: 97 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615E54?

The complementary color is #545761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615E54 color

#615E54 rgb(97, 94, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615E54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 36.9% green and 32.9% blue (97, 94, 84).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 13% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#615E54 color codes

HEX	`#615E54`
RGB	`rgb(97, 94, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 36.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 13%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 13%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.89, -0.76, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.89, 6.21, 97.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.533, 11.187, 9.99)`
Decimal	`6381140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615E54, 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 #615E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #615E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615e54; }
.text { color: #615e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 94 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615e54, #5d6154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #615E54?: #615E54 is a gray, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615E54?: The RGB value is 97, 94, 84: 97 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615E54?: The complementary color is #545761, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.