What color is #97716F?

#97716F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97716F?

The RGB value is 151, 113, 111: 151 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97716F?

The complementary color is #6F9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97716F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97716F color

#97716F rgb(151, 113, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #97716F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.3% green and 43.5% blue (151, 113, 111).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#97716F color codes

HEX	`#97716F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 113, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, 14.69, 6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 16.26, 25.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.537, 19.538, 17.673)`
Decimal	`9924975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97716F, 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 #97716F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97716F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #97716F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97716f; }
.text { color: #97716f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97716f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 113 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97716f, #97856f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #97716F?: #97716F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97716F?: The RGB value is 151, 113, 111: 151 red, 113 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97716F?: The complementary color is #6F9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97716F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.