What color is #615F52?

#615F52 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615F52?

The RGB value is 97, 95, 82: 97 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615F52?

The complementary color is #525461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615F52?

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.

#615F52 color

#615F52 rgb(97, 95, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615F52 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.3% green and 32.2% blue (97, 95, 82).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ivy Topiary (#67614F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#615F52 color codes

HEX	`#615F52`
RGB	`rgb(97, 95, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, -1.73, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 7.92, 102.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.545, 11.335, 9.613)`
Decimal	`6381394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615F52, 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 #615F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615F52 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 #615F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615f52; }
.text { color: #615f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 95 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615f52, #5c6152); }

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Questions

What color is #615F52?: #615F52 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ivy Topiary. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615F52?: The RGB value is 97, 95, 82: 97 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615F52?: The complementary color is #525461, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615F52?: 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.