What color is #97727A?

#97727A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97727A?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 122: 151 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97727A?

The complementary color is #72978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97727A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97727A color

#97727A rgb(151, 114, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #97727A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 47.8% blue (151, 114, 122).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#97727A color codes

HEX	`#97727A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, 15.85, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 15.9, 4.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.293, 20.02, 21.099)`
Decimal	`9925242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97727A, 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 #97727A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97727A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #97727A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97727a; }
.text { color: #97727a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97727a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97727a, #977d72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97727A?: #97727A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97727A?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 122: 151 red, 114 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97727A?: The complementary color is #72978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97727A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.