What color is #97737B?

#97737B 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 #97737B?

The RGB value is 151, 115, 123: 151 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97737B?

The complementary color is #73978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97737B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97737B color

#97737B rgb(151, 115, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #97737B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.1% green and 48.2% blue (151, 115, 123).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#97737B color codes

HEX	`#97737B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 115, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 24%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.14, 15.44, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.14, 15.48, 4.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.468, 20.272, 21.464)`
Decimal	`9925499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97737B, 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 #97737B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97737B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #97737B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97737b; }
.text { color: #97737b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97737b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 115 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97737b, #977d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97737B?: #97737B 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 #97737B?: The RGB value is 151, 115, 123: 151 red, 115 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97737B?: The complementary color is #73978F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97737B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.