What color is #977372?

#977372 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977372?

The RGB value is 151, 115, 114: 151 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977372?

The complementary color is #729697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977372 color

#977372 rgb(151, 115, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #977372 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.1% green and 44.7% blue (151, 115, 114).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#977372 color codes

HEX	`#977372`
RGB	`rgb(151, 115, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.9, 13.99, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.9, 15.24, 23.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.931, 20.057, 18.632)`
Decimal	`9925490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977372, 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 #977372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #977372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977372; }
.text { color: #977372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 115 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977372, #978672); }

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Questions

What color is #977372?: #977372 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977372?: The RGB value is 151, 115, 114: 151 red, 115 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977372?: The complementary color is #729697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.