What color is #615F6A?

#615F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #615F6A?

The RGB value is 97, 95, 106: 97 red, 95 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #615F6A?

The complementary color is #686A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #615F6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#615F6A color

#615F6A rgb(97, 95, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #615F6A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38% red, 37.3% green and 41.6% blue (97, 95, 106).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 5% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Smoky (#605D6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#615F6A color codes

HEX	`#615F6A`
RGB	`rgb(97, 95, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38%, 37.3%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 5%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 10%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.84, 3.17, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.84, 6.74, 298.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.623, 11.766, 15.292)`
Decimal	`6381418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #615F6A, 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 #615F6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#615F6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #615F6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #615f6a; }
.text { color: #615f6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #615f6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(97 95 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #615f6a, #675f6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #615F6A?: #615F6A is a gray, closest to the named color Smoky. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #615F6A?: The RGB value is 97, 95, 106: 97 red, 95 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #615F6A?: The complementary color is #686A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #615F6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.