What color is #977067?

#977067 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977067?

The RGB value is 151, 112, 103: 151 red, 112 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977067?

The complementary color is #678E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977067?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977067 color

#977067 rgb(151, 112, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977067 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 43.9% green and 40.4% blue (151, 112, 103).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 19% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#977067 color codes

HEX	`#977067`
RGB	`rgb(151, 112, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 43.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 19%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 32%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, 14.11, 11.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 17.91, 38.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.005, 19.148, 15.419)`
Decimal	`9924711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977067, 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 #977067	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977067 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #977067 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977067; }
.text { color: #977067; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977067; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 112 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977067, #978867); }

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Questions

What color is #977067?: #977067 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977067?: The RGB value is 151, 112, 103: 151 red, 112 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977067?: The complementary color is #678E97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977067?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.