What color is #97645E?

#97645E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97645E?

The RGB value is 151, 100, 94: 151 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97645E?

The complementary color is #5E9197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97645E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97645E color

#97645E rgb(151, 100, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97645E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (151, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#97645E color codes

HEX	`#97645E`
RGB	`rgb(151, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 19.83, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 23.1, 30.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.341, 16.503, 12.754)`
Decimal	`9921630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97645E, 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 #97645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#97645E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #97645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97645e; }
.text { color: #97645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97645e, #97815e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97645E?: #97645E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97645E?: The RGB value is 151, 100, 94: 151 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97645E?: The complementary color is #5E9197, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97645E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.