What color is #615F65?

#615F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615F65?

The RGB value is 97, 95, 101: 97 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615F65?

The complementary color is #63655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615F65 color

#615F65 rgb(97, 95, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615F65 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.3% green and 39.6% blue (97, 95, 101).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 3% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#615F65 color codes

HEX	`#615F65`
RGB	`rgb(97, 95, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 3%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 6%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.68, 2.06, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.68, 3.75, 303.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.371, 11.665, 13.962)`
Decimal	`6381413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615F65, 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 #615F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #615F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615f65; }
.text { color: #615f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 95 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615f65, #645f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615F65?: #615F65 is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615F65?: The RGB value is 97, 95, 101: 97 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615F65?: The complementary color is #63655F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.