What color is #977130?

#977130 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977130?

The RGB value is 151, 113, 48: 151 red, 113 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977130?

The complementary color is #305697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977130?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977130 color

#977130 rgb(151, 113, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977130 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.3% green and 18.8% blue (151, 113, 48).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 52% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 68% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Puma (#96711C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#977130 color codes

HEX	`#977130`
RGB	`rgb(151, 113, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 52%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 68%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.22, 7.95, 40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.22, 41.57, 78.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.202, 18.604, 5.375)`
Decimal	`9924912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977130, 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 #977130	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977130 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #977130 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977130; }
.text { color: #977130; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977130; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 113 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977130, #8a9730); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #977130?: #977130 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Puma. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977130?: The RGB value is 151, 113, 48: 151 red, 113 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977130?: The complementary color is #305697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977130?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.