What color is #97757A?

#97757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97757A?

The RGB value is 151, 117, 122: 151 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97757A?

The complementary color is #759792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97757A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97757A color

#97757A rgb(151, 117, 122)

Shades of red

The hex color #97757A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 45.9% green and 47.8% blue (151, 117, 122).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 19% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#97757A color codes

HEX	`#97757A`
RGB	`rgb(151, 117, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 45.9%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 19%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.63, 14.12, 2.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.63, 14.32, 9.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.637, 20.708, 21.213)`
Decimal	`9926010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97757A, 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 #97757A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97757A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #97757A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97757a; }
.text { color: #97757a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97757a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 117 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97757a, #978175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #97757A?: #97757A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97757A?: The RGB value is 151, 117, 122: 151 red, 117 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97757A?: The complementary color is #759792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97757A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.