What color is #97726B?

#97726B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97726B?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 107: 151 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97726B?

The complementary color is #6B9097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97726B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97726B color

#97726B rgb(151, 114, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97726B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 42% blue (151, 114, 107).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#97726B color codes

HEX	`#97726B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 29%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.47, 13.52, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.47, 16.55, 35.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.434, 19.677, 16.576)`
Decimal	`9925227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97726B, 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 #97726B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97726B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #97726B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97726b; }
.text { color: #97726b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97726b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97726b, #97886b); }

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Questions

What color is #97726B?: #97726B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97726B?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 107: 151 red, 114 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97726B?: The complementary color is #6B9097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97726B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.