What color is #977657?

#977657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977657?

The RGB value is 151, 118, 87: 151 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977657?

The complementary color is #577897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977657?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977657 color

#977657 rgb(151, 118, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977657 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 46.3% green and 34.1% blue (151, 118, 87).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 27% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 42% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Decreasing Brown (#987654), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#977657 color codes

HEX	`#977657`
RGB	`rgb(151, 118, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 46.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 27%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 42%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 42%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 8.59, 22.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 23.62, 68.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.962, 20.225, 11.815)`
Decimal	`9926231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977657, 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 #977657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #977657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977657; }
.text { color: #977657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 118 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977657, #979657); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #977657?: #977657 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Decreasing Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977657?: The RGB value is 151, 118, 87: 151 red, 118 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977657?: The complementary color is #577897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977657?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.