What color is #97785D?

#97785D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #97785D?

The RGB value is 151, 120, 93: 151 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97785D?

The complementary color is #5D7C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97785D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97785D color

#97785D rgb(151, 120, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97785D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (151, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#97785D color codes

HEX	`#97785D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.73, 8.17, 19.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.73, 21.07, 67.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.455, 20.804, 13.239)`
Decimal	`9926749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97785D, 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 #97785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #97785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97785d; }
.text { color: #97785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97785d, #97955d); }

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Questions

What color is #97785D?: #97785D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #97785D?: The RGB value is 151, 120, 93: 151 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97785D?: The complementary color is #5D7C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97785D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.