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#615463 Color

#615463 is rgb(97, 84, 99) in RGB, hsl(292, 8%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 61%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quartz (#51484F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.49. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#615463
HEX#615463
RGBrgb(97, 84, 99)
HSLhsl(292, 8%, 36%)
HSVhsv(292, 15%, 39%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 61%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.029 321.8)
LABlab(37.43% 7.80 -6.65)
LCHlch(37.43% 10.25 319.55)

What #615463 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #615463, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#615463 Channel Values

How #615463 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 97 · G 84 · B 998-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 8% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 15% · V 39%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 61%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.1:1 vs white · 2.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #615463 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #615463

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #615463; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #615463

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #615463 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#615463
Protanopia#565663
Protanomaly#5B5563
Deuteranopia#595963
Deuteranomaly#5C5763
Tritanopia#5F5656
Tritanomaly#60555C
Achromatopsia#585858

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Using #615463 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-615463: #615463;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #615463;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-615463': '#615463' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.380, green: 0.329, blue: 0.388)
Android XML<color name="color_615463">#615463</color>
SVG fillfill="#615463"

More Gray Colors

#615463 sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#615463 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #615463?

#615463 is a dark gray — rgb(97, 84, 99) in RGB and hsl(292, 8%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quartz (#51484F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.49.

What is the RGB value of #615463?

#615463 is rgb(97, 84, 99) — red 97, green 84, and blue 99 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #615463?

#615463 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 15%, 0%, 61%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #615463 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #615463 scores 7.1:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #615463 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #615463 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 12.4, which is visibly different.

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