What color is #977B2F?

#977B2F is a moderate orange known as Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fernweh?

The RGB value is 151, 123, 47: 151 red, 123 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fernweh?

The complementary color is #2F4B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977B2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fernweh color: hex code #977B2F

#977B2F rgb(151, 123, 47)

Shades of brown

Fernweh has the hex code #977B2F. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 48.2% green and 18.4% blue (151, 123, 47).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 53% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 69% yellow and 41% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

Fernweh (#977B2F) color codes

HEX	`#977B2F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 123, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 48.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 53%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 69%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 69%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, 2.2, 44.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 44.2, 87.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.36, 20.952, 5.66)`
Decimal	`9927471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fernweh, 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 #977B2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977B2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	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 #977B2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977b2f; }
.text { color: #977b2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977b2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 123 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977b2f, #7f972f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

See #977B2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #977B2F?: #977B2F is a moderate orange known as Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fernweh?: The RGB value is 151, 123, 47: 151 red, 123 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fernweh?: The complementary color is #2F4B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977B2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.