What color is #97795F?

#97795F 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 #97795F?

The RGB value is 151, 121, 95: 151 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #97795F?

The complementary color is #5F7D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #97795F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#97795F color

#97795F rgb(151, 121, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #97795F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 47.5% green and 37.3% blue (151, 121, 95).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 37% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#97795F color codes

HEX	`#97795F`
RGB	`rgb(151, 121, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 47.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 37%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 37%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, 7.85, 18.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 20.27, 67.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.666, 21.081, 13.752)`
Decimal	`9927007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #97795F, 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 #97795F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#97795F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #97795F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #97795f; }
.text { color: #97795f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #97795f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 121 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #97795f, #97955f); }

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Questions

What color is #97795F?: #97795F 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 #97795F?: The RGB value is 151, 121, 95: 151 red, 121 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #97795F?: The complementary color is #5F7D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #97795F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.