What color is #97774B?

#97774B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97774B?

The RGB value is 151, 119, 75: 151 red, 119 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97774B?

The complementary color is #4B6B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97774B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97774B color

#97774B rgb(151, 119, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97774B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 46.7% green and 29.4% blue (151, 119, 75).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 34% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 50% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Pyramid (#9F7D4F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#97774B color codes

HEX	`#97774B`
RGB	`rgb(151, 119, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 46.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 34%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 50%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 50%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 6.72, 28.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 29.63, 76.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.63, 20.282, 9.483)`
Decimal	`9926475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97774B, 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 #97774B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97774B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #97774B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97774b; }
.text { color: #97774b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97774b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 119 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97774b, #91974b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #97774B?: #97774B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Pyramid. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97774B?: The RGB value is 151, 119, 75: 151 red, 119 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97774B?: The complementary color is #4B6B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97774B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.