What color is #977774?

#977774 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977774?

The RGB value is 151, 119, 116: 151 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977774?

The complementary color is #749497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977774?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977774 color

#977774 rgb(151, 119, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977774 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 46.7% green and 45.5% blue (151, 119, 116).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#977774 color codes

HEX	`#977774`
RGB	`rgb(151, 119, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 46.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, 12, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 13.6, 28.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.512, 21.035, 19.394)`
Decimal	`9926516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977774, 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 #977774	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977774 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #977774 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977774; }
.text { color: #977774; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977774; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 119 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977774, #978974); }

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Questions

What color is #977774?: #977774 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977774?: The RGB value is 151, 119, 116: 151 red, 119 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977774?: The complementary color is #749497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977774?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.