What color is #97776F?

#97776F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97776F?

The RGB value is 151, 119, 111: 151 red, 119 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97776F?

The complementary color is #6F8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97776F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97776F color

#97776F rgb(151, 119, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97776F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 46.7% green and 43.5% blue (151, 119, 111).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 16% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 26% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#97776F color codes

HEX	`#97776F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 119, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 46.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 16%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 26%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 11.23, 9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 14.49, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.229, 20.922, 17.903)`
Decimal	`9926511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97776F, 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 #97776F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97776F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #97776F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97776f; }
.text { color: #97776f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97776f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 119 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97776f, #978b6f); }

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Questions

What color is #97776F?: #97776F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97776F?: The RGB value is 151, 119, 111: 151 red, 119 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97776F?: The complementary color is #6F8F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97776F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.