What color is #977863?

#977863 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977863?

The RGB value is 151, 120, 99: 151 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977863?

The complementary color is #638297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977863?

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.

#977863 color

#977863 rgb(151, 120, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #977863 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.1% green and 38.8% blue (151, 120, 99).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#977863 color codes

HEX	`#977863`
RGB	`rgb(151, 120, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 34%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 8.95, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 18.45, 60.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.732, 20.914, 14.694)`
Decimal	`9926755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977863, 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 #977863	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977863 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 #977863 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977863; }
.text { color: #977863; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977863; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 120 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977863, #979263); }

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Questions

What color is #977863?: #977863 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977863?: The RGB value is 151, 120, 99: 151 red, 120 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977863?: The complementary color is #638297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977863?: 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.