What color is #977363?

#977363 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977363?

The RGB value is 151, 115, 99: 151 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977363?

The complementary color is #638797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977363?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977363 color

#977363 rgb(151, 115, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977363 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.1% green and 38.8% blue (151, 115, 99).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#977363 color codes

HEX	`#977363`
RGB	`rgb(151, 115, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 11.83, 14.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 18.58, 50.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.146, 19.743, 14.499)`
Decimal	`9925475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977363, 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 #977363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #977363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977363; }
.text { color: #977363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 115 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977363, #978d63); }

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Questions

What color is #977363?: #977363 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977363?: The RGB value is 151, 115, 99: 151 red, 115 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977363?: The complementary color is #638797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977363?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.